Patent ID: 8234767

Claim:
A process for manufacturing packaged lancets, comprising the steps of: providing a metal sheet comprising a plurality of lancets which are fixed to the metal sheet via at least one predetermined breaking point whereby the lancets comprise a lancet tip and a lancet body; positioning the metal sheet relatively to a tape comprising at least one foil for enveloping at least the lancet tip; placing at least one lancet onto the tape and pressing the at least one lancet on the tape so that the at least one breaking point is broken and the lancet is no longer connected with the metal sheet; and before, simultaneously, or afterwards fixing the lancet on the tape, removing the metal sheet and enveloping at least the lancet tip with the foil, whereby the foil builds a first and a second portion that overlap at least partly, and sealing the at least one foil preferably with a laser beam at least at the edges of the first and second portion of the overlapping foil.