Patent ID: 8333713

Claim:
A lancet, comprising a base body, which has a test region on an upper face for analyzing a body fluid sample, a lancing element extending from the base body for puncturing the skin of a patient, and a capillary structure for transporting a body fluid sample from the lancing element to the test region, wherein at least a section of the capillary structure is a capillary channel, and wherein in a top view of the upper face, the test region is disposed laterally offset in relation to the longitudinal direction of the lancing element, and the capillary structure has a section that is configured to transport fluid sideways, and wherein the base body comprises a coupling region for coupling the lancet to a lancing drive of a hand-held device, a rectilinear starting section of the capillary structure is arranged in the lancing element, and the coupling region is disposed so that a geometrical straight line, which is defined by the starting section of the capillary structure, intersects the coupling region, wherein the capillary channel has a bend with rounded corners or a curve and a cross-sectional surface, in the region of the bend or curve, that is no larger than in an adjoining section, and wherein the coupling region is disposed in a straight line behind the lancing element and laterally beside the test region.