Patent ID: 9215993
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for manufacturing an analytical device, the analytical device including i) a lancet with a lancet needle which contains a tip for puncturing the skin to generate a wound and a lancet body including an elastic material, and ii) an analytical test element, with a test field in which a test reagent reacts with a body fluid generating a measurable electrical signal or a color change and the analytical test element being connected to the lancet body, the process comprising the acts of: a) providing a lancet body including an elastic material and a lancet needle including a puncturing tip embedded in the elastic material, the lancet needle being movable relative to the elastic material from a pre-use position with the puncturing tip embedded within the elastic material to a use position with the puncturing tip extending out of the elastic material; b) sterilizing both the puncturing tip of the lancet needle and the elastic material of the lancet body in which the puncturing tip of the lancet needle is embedded, the elastic material being adapted to maintain sterility of the puncturing tip while the tip remains embedded in the elastic material; and c) following step b, connecting the lancet body and test element to form the analytical device.