Patent ID: 8888715

Claim:
An analysis system for determining an analyte in a body fluid, the system comprising: a magazine comprising a plurality of integrated sample acquisition and analyzing elements, each element comprises a puncturing element, an analyzing element and two major surfaces, the magazine comprising: a plurality of elongate neighboring chambers separated by side walls running in a longitudinal direction of the plurality of elongate neighboring chambers having a height and length greater than their width, wherein the width is defined as the distance between two neighboring side walls, wherein the plurality of elongate neighboring chambers have two major sides delimited by the side walls and two long minor sides and two short minor sides extending between the side walls, wherein each chamber contains an integrated sample acquisition and analyzing element, wherein the puncturing element of the integrated sample acquisition and analyzing element has a coupling structure movable on a movement path of a puncture movement in a puncturing direction, and wherein each chamber has an exit opening on one of its minor sides for an at least partial exiting of the chamber by the puncturing element moving on the movement path; and a reusable analysis instrument, the analysis instrument comprising: a drive for driving the puncturing element in the movement path of the puncture movement, wherein the puncture movement includes a propulsion phase in the puncturing direction and, after reaching a reversal point, a retraction phase opposite to the puncturing direction, a coupling unit coupling the integrated sample acquisition and analyzing element to the drive, wherein the coupling unit has a coupling element; a measuring and evaluation unit for measuring a measurement variable characteristic of the analyte and for deriving therefrom a desired analysis result; a contact pressure unit located in front of the magazine in the puncture direction that is configured to apply force to a major surface of the puncturing element to bring the puncturing element into contact with the analyzing element; a magazine holder for holding the magazine; and wherein the plurality of elongate neighboring chambers are accessible by the coupling element on one of their long minor sides such that the coupling element can be formfitting coupled to the coupling structure of the puncturing element, when the puncturing element is positioned in the chamber and the magazine is located in the holder.