| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080213809 | STABLE NAD/NADH DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides for stable nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD/NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP/NADPH) derivatives of formula (I), enzyme complexes of these derivatives and their use in biochemical detection methods and reagent kits. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080262386 | ANALYTICAL SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE IN A BODY FLUID AND DISPOSABLE INTEGRATED PUNCTURING AND ANALYZING ELEMENT - An analytical system for detecting an analyte in a body fluid comprises a disposable integrated puncturing and analyzing element and a reusable analytical system. The integrated puncturing and analyzing element includes a puncturing element having a tip for generating a puncture wound in a body part and an elongated flat test strip having a top side and a bottom side. The analyzing instrument having a housing has a holder for holding an integrated puncturing and analyzing element, and a coupling unit which is provided such as to couple the puncturing element to a drive by means of which a puncturing movement of the puncturing element is driven, during which it is moved on a path of movement in the puncturing direction during an advancement phase and, after reaching a reversal point of the puncturing movement, is moved opposite to the puncturing direction in a return phase. The puncturing element is arranged to be parallel to the test strip and such as to be mobile with respect to the test strip along the movement path. The integrated puncturing and analyzing element is held in the holder such that, in a sample application position of the test strip, the top side of the test strip is facing upward and, in a puncturing position of the test strip, the tip of the puncturing element is moved beyond an end of the test strip which is its front end in the puncturing direction, in order to generate a puncture wound in a body part. A sample application area for manual application of a drop exiting from the puncture wound of the body part is provided on the top side of the test strip such that, in the sample application position, the drop is applied to the sample application area from directly above. The housing is shaped to allow access to the sample application area of a test strip positioned in the sample application position, and to allow access to the front end of a test strip which is positioned in the puncturing position. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080262387 | PUNCTURING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound for obtaining a sample of a body fluid, comprising a press-on part to be pressed onto a body part in which a puncture wound is to be generated, a triggering means, by the actuation of which a user can trigger a puncturing motion of a puncturing element after the press-on part is pressed on, and a testing facility for determining at least one test parameter on which a sample-obtaining probability depends. A securing facility is also provided that, in a locked state, locks the triggering means such that no puncturing motion can be triggered, and, in a triggering state, releases the triggering means such that a puncturing motion can be triggered by actuation thereof, whereby the securing facility is transitioned from the locked state to the triggering state by the testing facility when the test parameter determined by the testing facility meets defined minimum requirements. A signaling facility is also provided for signaling a transition of the securing facility to the triggering state and/or for signaling that the securing facility is in the triggering state. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a puncturing system for generating a puncture wound. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080269791 | KINKED LANCET - A device for obtaining body fluid is described which has at least one lancet comprising a lancet body and a tip. The lancet has at least one structure with an altered stiffness which can also be referred to as a bending region. This structure preferably has a lower or reduced stiffness than the remaining lancet body such that the lancet can be bent in this region when a force acts thereon. In this process, the orientation of the tip is changed relative to the remaining lancet body. This change in orientation is preferably out of the lancet body plane. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080300509 | FLEXIBLE LANCET - A system for withdrawing body fluid is described which has a housing with at least one opening and at least one lancet which is elongate and substantially straight in its original and unused form. The lancet has a distal end with a lancet tip for carrying out a lancing operation. The system also includes a drive unit for driving the lancet in a drive direction and at least one guide element which makes contact with the lancet at least during the lancing operation and guides the lancet movement such that the lancet is bent relative to the drive direction. The lancet can have a high restoring force such that it returns to its original substantially straight shape after contacting the guide element. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090012428 | REUSABLE PIERCING AID AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A PIERCING MOVEMENT BY MEANS OF A REUSABLE PIERCING AID - The invention relates to a reusable piercing aid, containing a lancet, an energy store for transmission of energy stored in the energy store to the lancet in order to carry out a piercing movement, a charging device for charging the energy store, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is designed in such a way that, following the piercing movement, it controls the charging device such that, following the piercing movement, the energy store is automatically charged with energy for the next piercing movement of the lancet. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090022630 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED FUNCTIONS - An analysis system is provided which comprises an integrated analysis device and a test strip magazine, for determining an analyte in a body fluid, wherein the analysis system comprises a first group comprising reusable components and a second group of components comprising a plurality of disposable articles. The second group includes non-electronic and electronic components, with critical interfaces configured between two or more such components, wherein non-electronic components can be disconnected from electronic components at a disconnection point. In one embodiment, critical interfaces are produced and tested during production of the analysis system. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090099477 | LANCET WHEEL - The invention is related to a lancet wheel ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090110603 | Method For Detecting And Compensating An Underdosage Of Test Strips - The invention concerns a method for detecting an underdosage of an analytical test element and optionally for compensating the underdosage. The invention also concerns an analytical system and a test element which are suitable for detecting an underdosage. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090177118 | MULTI-LANCET DEVICE - The invention concerns a device for collecting body fluids which has at least one lancet comprising a lancet body with at least two tips of different lengths. The device is characterized in that it has a selection means with the aid of which only one tip is selected before the lancing. This selection means can have different functions and shapes. The selection means is used to select a tip from a plurality of lancet tips which have different lengths and make only this tip available for use in the lancing process. Since the various tips are attached to a lancet body, it is, for example, possible to use a bending element which bends one of the various tips out of the plane of the lancet body in order to provide only one lancet tip for use. This is especially preferable for lancet tips that are arranged linearly relative to one another. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090246818 | COMPOUNDS, METHODS, COMPLEXES, APPARATUSES AND USES RELATING TO STABILE FORMS OF NAD/NADH - The invention concerns stable nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD/NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP/NADPH) derivatives, enzyme complexes of these derivatives and their use in biochemical detection methods and reagent matrices. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090304247 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL REFERENCING - A system is described for determining the concentration of an analyte in a liquid by absorption measurement comprising a test element with a detection area which contains at least one reaction area with reagents for detecting the analyte which cause a change in the absorption behavior upon reaction with the analyte. The detection area contains at least one reference area in which the absorption behavior is substantially not changed when wetted by a sample having the analyte. Furthermore, the system contains a detection unit for the spatially resolved detection of light intensities which are received from the detection area and an evaluation unit for evaluating signals from the detection unit. Further embodiments of the system comprise reaction areas and reference areas arranged alternately in two dimensions. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100063417 | LANCING SYSTEM FOR THE EXTRACTION OF A BODY FLUID - Lancing system for extracting a body fluid from the skin of a human or animal comprising a needle element ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100221699 | AMINE-N-OXIDE REDOX INDICATORS FOR FLUORIMETRIC DETERMINATION OF ANALYTES - A reagent for detecting an analyte by a redox reaction and a fluorimetric determination is disclosed. The reagent comprises a compound of formula (I): | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100227348 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF AN ANALYTE USING FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENT - A method is presented for determining the concentration of an analyte in a liquid sample using a reagent system. The reaction of the sample with the reagent system results in a change of the quantity of a fluorophore, the quantity of the fluorophore correlating with the concentration of the analyte, a characteristic measurement variable for the quantity of the fluorophore being measured, and the concentration of the analyte being determined using an evaluation algorithm on the basis of the measurement variable. The reagent system is integrated in an analysis system and the fluorescence lifetime of the fluorophore is used in the ascertainment of the concentration of the analyte. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110143416 | STABILIZATION OF DEHYDROGENASES WITH STABLE COENZYMES - The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing an enzyme by storing the enzyme in the presence of a stable coenzyme. The present invention further relates to an enzyme stabilized with a stable coenzyme, and to the use thereof in test elements for detecting analytes. | 06-16-2011 |