Patent ID: 8814809
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A test unit for use in a test device for a single-use analysis of a body fluid, the test unit comprising a lancing element having a coupling structure configured to be brought into engagement with a lancing drive, the lancing element is configured to be inserted into the skin of a user and an analytical detection element configured to be loaded with body fluid from the skin, the detection element comprises a reagent layer configured to react with an analyte in the body fluid and a transparent carrier plate coated with the reagent layer, wherein the detection element is attached rigidly to the lancing element and is configured to be loaded with body fluid via a capillary channel of the lancing element, and the carrier plate forms an optical interface for photometric measurement value detection at a connecting face facing away from the reagent layer that is configured to be brought into direct abutment with an optics adapter of the device.