Patent ID: 8172866

Claim:
A medical aid comprising a lancet with a proximal end and a distal end, the lancet having a lancet body and, at the proximal end, a lancet tip, and the lancet being at least partially enclosed by a packaging that comprises: at least one flexible film section having a distal end, a proximal end, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, wherein the lancet, at least partially enclosed by the packaging, is arranged displaceably between an upper protective section and a lower protective section, wherein the at least one flexible film section is detachably connected, along at least one segment of its first and second lateral edges, to an additional flexible film section or to one of the protective sections, and wherein the at least one flexible film section is connected to an additional flexible film section or to one of the protective sections in the area of the lancet tip via a detachable connection, such that the lancet tip is enclosed by the packaging, and wherein the at least one flexible film section is connected to one of the protective sections via a fixed connection at a distance from the detachable connection, and wherein the proximal ends of the lower and upper protective sections can be bent apart, as a result of which the distance between the detachable connection and the fixed connection can be increased and a tensile force can thus be applied to the detachable connection, such that the packaging is opened at the detachable connection and a proximal opening is created through which at least part of the lancet can be pushed out from the packaging in the proximal direction relative to the lower and upper protective sections.