| abstract |
Procedure for storing lancets in particular for blood glucose tests, in which a multitude of disposable lancets (12) having a lancet tip (28) to pierce the skin are arranged on a carrier tape (18) which is wound to or can be wound to a coil (60, 62) to obtain a sample of body fluid, where the lancets (12) are aligned in a direction transverse to the belt of the carrier tape (18), which is characterized by , that the lancets (12) are each arranged in a package (14) and are sterilized and therefore stored sterile at least in the area of its tip before being applied to the carrier tape (18), and by, that subsequently the packages of lancets (16) created in this way are applied individually to the carrier belt (18) and fixed thereto. |