| abstract |
The invention relates to a lancing device (2) for use in taking a minimum amount of blood on the human or animal body for analysis purposes, comprising a housing body (6) and a plurality of lancing elements (8), wherein the plurality of lancing elements (8) on or arranged in a support (14) and can be used with this in the housing body (6) and after use again from the housing body (6), wherein a respective lancing element (8) in a working position with its pointed end (65) in a a puncture position (60) of a user's skin surface is pierceable, and a shock device (10) acting on a respective lancing element (8) in its working position; to improve the handling of the lancing elements, the device is designed so that a respective piercing element (8) is at least partially accommodated in a holding body (62) and a tip pierceable end (65) forming end portion of the lancing element (8) by a releasable protective cap means ( 64), that the longitudinal dimension of the respective piercing element (8) with holding body (62) and protective cap means (64) in the piercing direction (12) is 15 mm and that the protective cap means (64) is removed from the path of movement of the piercing element (FIG. 8) by means of a device-internal displacement member (99) can be brought. |