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US 20080228212 A1 Abstract The present invention relates to lancet device by which a lancet is displaceable along a piercing path to generate a piercing wound in a skin surface, in particular to obtain body fluid for diagnostic purposes. To achieve performance of a piercing movement which is low in noise and shock, the lancet drive may include a control unit for regulating the piercing depth of the lancet and the lancet may be implemented to oscillate freely out in the piercing direction without delimitation by a mechanical piercing depth stop.
Claims(26) 1. A lancet device for generating a piercing wound in a skin surface to obtain body fluid, comprising:
a lancet guide configured to hold a lancet; a lancet drive for generating a drive force to move the lancet guide along a piercing path in a piercing direction; a retention mechanism for generating a magnetic retention force for retaining the lancet guide in a tensioned position; a trigger, actuation of which reduces the retention force and thereby allows the drive force to accelerate the lancet guide in the piercing direction; and a control unit which controls the reduction in retention force and thereby regulates piercing depth. 2. The lancet device of
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11. A method for operating a lancet device having a lancet guide that holds a lancet and a lancet drive for generating a drive force to move the lancet guide along a piercing path in a piercing direction, the method comprising:
positioning the lancet drive in a tensioned position; retaining the lancet drive in the tensioned position with a magnetic force; selecting a desired piercing depth; and selectively varying the magnetic force to release the lancet drive from the tensioned position and to cause the lancet to advance to and reverse direction at the desired piercing depth. 12. The method of
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19. A lancet device for generating a piercing wound in a skin surface, comprising:
a lancet guide configured to hold a lancet; a lancet drive for generating a drive force to move the lancet guide along a piercing path in a piercing direction; a magnet associated with the lancet drive; an electromagnet releasably coupled to the magnet when the lancet drive is in a tensioned position; and a control unit operably connected to the electromagnet, the control unit selectively varying a magnetic force between the electromagnet and the magnet as a function of desired piercing depth, wherein the lancet guide advances freely in the piercing direction up to an oscillation reversal point. 20. The lancet device of
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Description This application claims priority to EP 07 005 231.1, filed Mar. 14, 2007, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The present invention relates to a lancet device by which a lancet can be displaced along a piercing path to generate a piercing wound in a skin surface, in particular to obtain body fluid for diagnostic purposes, comprising a lancet drive, which has a drive for generating a drive force for a piercing movement of the lancet along the piercing path in the direction toward the skin surface, a retention means for generating a magnetic retention force for retaining the lancet in a tensioned position, and a trigger by which the retention force is reducible enough that the lancet is accelerated in the direction toward the skin surface under the effect of the drive force generated by the drive means. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for operating a lancet device, by which a lancet is displaced along a piercing path to generate a piercing wound in a skin surface, in particular, to obtain body fluid for diagnostic purposes, comprising a lancet drive, by which a drive force is generated for a piercing movement of the lancet along the piercing path in the direction toward the skin surface by the lancet drive, a magnetic retention force is generated for retaining the lancet in a tensioned position by retention means, and the retention force is reduced enough by a triggering means that the lancet is accelerated in the direction toward the skin surface under the effect of the drive force generated by the lancet drive. Lancet devices are required, for example, by diabetics, who have to check their blood sugar level frequently to be able to keep it within specific setpoint limits by insulin injections. Extensive scientific experimentation has proven that a dramatic reduction of the most severe long-term complications of diabetes mellitus (such as retinopathy with resulting blinding of the patient) may be achieved using an intensive treatment having at least four analyses per day. For users of lancet devices, it is desirable on one hand to create the least amount of pain possible from piercing, and on the other hand to create the simplest possible operation and ability to handle the lancet device. These issues are of great significance. A requirement for low-pain piercing is a piercing movement that is as rapid as possible and that has a short dwell time of the lancet in the skin. The use of drive springs has been proven in the prior art to produce a correspondingly strong acceleration of lancets. A disadvantage of lancet devices of this type is that manually tensioning the drive springs after completed piercing is cumbersome for many users. This is true in particular for people whose manual dexterity is restricted by age or illness. A lancet device in which the drive spring is automatically tensioned by an electric motor offers increased user comfort in this regard, but has the disadvantage that it is larger and heavier due to the electric motor. A lancet device having an integrated electric motor therefore represents a burden for the user who must carry it around continuously for frequent measurements. In addition, production costs are significantly increased by an electric motor. Furthermore, lancet devices are known in the prior art in which the drive force is generated electromagnetically using a coil. Lancet devices of this type are disclosed, for example, in WO 02/100460 A2 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,364,889. To cause a sufficiently rapid piercing movement for low-pain piercing using electromagnetic lancet drives of this type, strong magnetic fields must be generated. This requires relatively strong electric current flow through the drive coils used, which currents may be generated not at all or only with great effort in a small, compact, handheld device. Electromagnetic lancet drives have therefore been unable to thus far displace the use of mechanical drives having drive springs. A lancet device having an electromagnetic drive which addresses these disadvantages is known from WO 2007/006399 A1, whose features are referred to herein in regard to advantageous features and designs of lancet drives. The publication relates, inter alia, to the fundamental principle of a piercing drive having a permanent magnet. The drive contains a permanent magnet and electromagnetic coils which allow a compensation of the permanent magnetic field and thus permit control of the drive unit for a piercing aid. The lancet is retained by magnetic forces in a first position and the lancet may no longer be retained in the position by compensation of the magnetic field in the event of corresponding powering of a coil, so that the lancet performs a piercing procedure driven by a spring. The lancet device known from this publication, which may also be referred to as a ballistic piercing aid, has a stop for delimiting the piercing depth, like other known embodiments of ballistic piercing aids. However, this embodiment has multiple consequences and disadvantages:
To suppress these undesirable accompanying effects, various complex auxiliary devices are required according to the prior art, which make the lancet device or the entire system larger and more expensive to manufacture. If piercing or lancet devices of this type are to be integrated in a blood analysis unit, it is advisable to incorporate the actions of �tensioning� and �triggering� the lancet in the overall ergonomics, which succeeds especially well if they are operated automatically by the device, and/or may be started by the user using operating elements required in any case for an analysis device. In addition, electrical operating elements (switches, buttons, etc.) may then be placed more easily on ergonomically advisable points of the device exterior than mechanical operating elements to be grasped directly. The outlay for such a piercing device thus rises significantly. Furthermore, path-controlled piercing aids are known (e.g., under the trade name Softclix�), which may be integrated relatively easily in automatic measuring systems and equipped with auxiliary functions. However, these path-controlled piercing aids always set internal masses into movement whose kinetic energy must ultimately be dissipated, which is performed using stops for functional and space purposes. These systems also cause significant noises. Furthermore, electrical drives for piercing devices are known, e.g., from the above-mentioned WO 2002/100460. These are relatively quiet because they manage without final stops, but they have the disadvantage that all of the kinetic energy for the piercing, including the movement of the device masses which are required for the movement of the lancet, must be provided directly from the electrical power supply. Large inductances are required for generating the required forces which in turn require high voltages for a rapid current change. Thus, in addition to the energy supply (e.g., battery), a power supply (e.g., a capacitor) must also be housed in the device, which is designed for high voltages and provides the required amount of energy for a piercing procedure. Only approximately half of such an accumulator may be practically used, however. This power supply is thus as large as the energy supply itself in regard to the overall volume. This volume requirement makes it absolutely necessary to minimize the moved masses and the resistances and frictions on the piercing path, which requires additional outlay for the unpacking of piercing elements (lancets) from the sterile packaging. This is problematic because spare volume is not typically available in manually handled, mobile measuring systems for diabetics. The present invention provides a cost-effective way in which, in a lancet device of the type cited above having a compact design, a sufficiently rapid piercing movement for a low-pain piercing may be generated, disturbing noises and shocks can be significantly reduced, and the user may be relieved as much as possible from preparatory handling, such as tensioning a drive spring. Exemplary embodiments include a lancet device having a lancet drive comprising a control unit for regulating the piercing depth of the lancet, by which the reduction of the retention force is controllable in such a way that the desired piercing depth of the lancet results as a function of the control unit upon the triggered piercing movement. According to a further exemplary feature, which may be used in a lancet device of the type cited above and independently of other exemplary embodiments, the lancet may be implemented to freely advance or oscillate in the piercing direction up to an oscillation reversal point, so that the piercing depth of the lancet, at least in a practically usable piercing depth range settable using the control unit, is not delimited by a mechanical piercing depth stop. The lancet device according to these teachings comprises a system in which the energy required for executing a piercing movement is already stored in mechanical form, for example, in a drive spring comprised by the drive, the drive spring being able to be retained in a tensioned state by the magnetic retention force, and being controlled and modulated by an electromagnetic actuator, which requires significantly less power. The lancet drive thus preferably comprises an electromagnetic actuator acting on the movement of the lancet (or the lancet guide which holds the lancet), which is actuable by the control unit to regulate the piercing depth in such a way that the lancet piercing movement is modulated by an adjustable thrust and/or adjustable braking. Starting from a spring-mass system having high mechanical quality factor, i.e., low internal damping, one embodiment of a lancet device according to these teachings may be constructed as follows and/or take the following ideas into consideration. The drive plunger for a lancet, preferably a magazined lancet, i.e., a lancet stored and provided in a magazine, is relatively high in mass. It hangs in a spring configuration, which allows it to oscillate freely from a retracted position into an extended position. The forwardmost position corresponds to the maximal exit distance of the lancet. The spring constant of the spring configuration is dimensioned in such a way that the plunger has a velocity of approximately 2 m/s at the beginning of the exit of the lancet if the plunger (or lancet guide) is let go from the rearmost, tensioned position. Furthermore, the drive plunger contains a permanent magnet mounted fixed on or in the plunger. An electromagnet having an iron core is located adjoining the retracted position of the plunger. The magnet in or on the plunger and the iron core are dimensioned in such a way that the plunger is retained in the retracted position against the spring force of the spring configuration when the plunger magnet comes into contact with the iron core. As long as the plunger magnet has a small distance of less than 2 mm, for example, preferably less than 1.0 mm to 0.5 mm to the iron core, however, the attraction force between iron core and plunger magnet is insufficient to retain the lancet plunger or even to draw it backward to the iron core. A further coil, which detects the movement status of the plunger, may be located along a part of the oscillation path of the plunger magnet, preferably along the entire oscillation path of the plunger magnet. The function of this further coil may also be assumed if necessary by the electromagnet and/or its coil, so that this additional coil need not be present. After the assembly of the device or possibly after a strong impact on the device, the plunger is located freely hanging in the spring configuration, i.e., it does not press against the iron core of the electromagnet. To tension the system, the plunger having the electromagnet is set into oscillation until the plunger magnet reaches the iron core. The plunger having the plunger magnet is preferably �built up� in resonance by a corresponding powering of the electromagnet. However, the iron core does not have to be reversed in polarity in resonance with the plunger magnet. Powering and turning off in the correct cycle to generate an acceleration force in the direction toward the iron core is sufficient and simplifies the associated electrical circuit. When the magnet is placed on the core, a voltage peak is induced in the winding, which is used as a signal to turn off the oscillation excitation. The piercing system is now charged with the required energy, and the spring is tensioned and ready for triggering a piercing procedure. For triggering, the electromagnet is activated using a current pulse in such a way that the iron core is polarized opposite to the permanent magnet, so that the retention force no longer manages against the spring tension and the plunger detaches from the iron core. The spring-mass system then swings through forward, causes the lancet to penetrate a sterile protector that may be provided, and pierces the needle tip of the lancet into the skin. Energy is thus lost from the oscillating system. The system is therefore preferably to be dimensioned in such a way, for example, in regard to the moved masses and the spring tension force, that this energy loss occurring during a piercing procedure, which is also subject to variations because of a varying toughness of the sterile protection, a differing piercing resistance of the skin, or an irregular sharpness of the needle tip, only makes up a small percentage of the total energy in the system as much as possible. For this purpose, it is advantageous if the plunger has a high mass. The exit distance is thus only corrupted or altered very little because of the cited influencing parameters. However, this also means simultaneously that the kinetic energy of the triggered plunger is nearly sufficient so that the plunger magnet reaches the iron core again during the retraction movement. In order that the plunger magnet also reliably reaches the iron core again, some energy is advantageously supplied to the oscillating system. For this purpose, the electromagnet or possibly an additional detector coil detects the retraction velocity of the plunger and a regulating processor powers the electromagnet at the end of the backswing, e.g., in the last half of the backswing, at least (or precisely) enough that the plunger magnet is securely placed on the iron core, but without noticeable residual velocity and thus without noticeable noise generation, and is again retained thereby. The exit distance of the lancet when performing a piercing movement may either be set mechanically, e.g., by an adjustable skin contact, in relation to which the lancet exits, or by controlling the powering of the electromagnet upon triggering the piercing, i.e., selectively varying the magnetic force. For example, the electromagnet may be switched very rapidly to repel the permanent magnet, and the spring-mass system then swings loose unobstructed and reaches the full exit distance. Alternatively, the electromagnet may be brought only slowly to the required triggering field strength, so that the plunger magnet is still braked by a residue of the iron attraction on the starting path of its route after the separation from the iron core, for example, on the first 2 mm. The spring-mass system thus loses energy and does not oscillate through to the full exit distance. This may be supported by the shaping of the pole surface of the iron core, so that the permanent magnet is already subject to noticeable attraction upon approach to a few millimeters distance, although this attraction is not sufficient to completely manage against the drive spring. Alternatively, the spring-mass system may be designed in such a way that only the smallest settable exit distance is reached in free oscillation. The strength of the repulsion by the electromagnet may then give the lancet plunger the additional swing required for the desired exit distance. If this course is selected, the pole surface of the iron core may be a simple planar surface. In both embodiments, the exit distance is determined by modulation of the triggering by the electrical tensioning drive, i.e., by a control unit. The actual drive and/or main drive of the piercing is performed by the spring force of the spring configuration, the piercing movement being modulated by the control unit. In a further embodiment, a second electromagnet or a permanent magnet may additionally be situated in the area of the forward dead center position of the piercing movement of the plunger magnet, by which the return of the plunger after reaching the reversal point is braked more or less strongly or may be accelerated in the direction of the return movement. This additional electromagnet or permanent magnet approximately corresponds in its function to a stop, known from the prior art, which delimits the piercing movement, but dampens and/or accelerates the movement of the plunger without noises or a mechanical stop. Special movement curves may thus also be implemented. However, in this embodiment, the final position of the plunger after the piercing procedure is possibly not the iron core of the rear electromagnet, but rather the free middle position of the spring-mass system. This position is then, of course, to be situated sufficiently far in front of the beginning of the exit of the lancet out of the device so that the lancet does not project out of the device. In addition, in this case the spring-mass system must be built up back into the starting position before using the device, from which a higher energy consumption results and, in addition, the additional braking electromagnet must apply nearly the entire energy of the piercing drive to stop it. Using a device according to these teachings, a lancet is displaceable along a piercing path to generate a piercing wound in a skin surface to obtain body fluid for diagnostic purposes. The device comprises a lancet drive having drive mechanism for generating a drive force for a piercing movement of the lancet along the piercing path in the direction toward the skin surface. The lancet drive may comprise a magnet, by which a magnetic retention force oriented opposite to the drive force may be generated, and the lancet drive may also comprise a trigger or trigger mechanism, by which the retention force may be reduced enough that the lancet is accelerated in the direction toward the skin surface under the effect of the drive force generated by the drive mechanism. A drive spring may be used as the drive mechanism, which may be held in a tensioned state by the magnetic retention force. In a lancet device according to an exemplary embodiment, the lancet may be retracted into its starting position via the magnetic retention force after penetration into the skin surface. The retention force may be generated using an electromagnet, for example, or originate from a permanent magnet. If a permanent magnet is used, it is advantageous if the trigger mechanism comprise a coil, by which a magnetic field may be generated, which at least partially, preferably completely compensates for the retention force of the permanent magnet. Through suitable dimensioning of the permanent magnet and the coil, the retention force generated by the magnet may be sufficiently great to cause renewed tensioning of the drive spring after completed piercing. Furthermore, a coil may be used as the drive mechanism for a lancet device according to the present invention, to generate the drive force magnetically. The coil may also be used as the triggering mechanism, which overcompensates for the magnetic retention force. The magnetic retention force is preferably generated by a permanent magnet, to which a further permanent magnet is assigned as the second part of the drive mechanism as a drive magnet having reversed polarization, so that the magnetic fields of the permanent magnets are destructively superimposed. In this way, the drive force generated by the drive magnet is compensated for by the permanent magnet generating the retention force, so that no resulting drive force and therefore also no lancet movement results without coil current. If a current flows through the drive coil, the magnetic field of the drive magnet is superimposed constructively on the magnetic field of the coil, so that a resulting drive force to accelerate a lancet arises. Even if the two permanent magnets compensate for one another exactly, a greater drive force may surprisingly be generated by the use of a drive coil in combination with oppositely polarized permanent magnets than using a drive coil alone. By superimposing the coil field with the fields of the oppositely polarized permanent magnets, an increased magnetic field strength results locally in a first area and a locally reduced field strength results in a second area. The locally increased magnetic field strength may be used for the purpose of magnetizing a drive element, such as a soft-magnetic coil core. The force exerted by the magnetic field on the drive element is greater overall because of the locally increased field strength than if a coil is used without permanent magnets. The above-mentioned aspects of the present invention and the manner of obtaining them will become more apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of the embodiments of the invention, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein: The embodiments of the present invention described below are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather, the embodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may appreciate and understand the principles and practices of the present invention. The lancet devices 1 illustrated in The central component of the lancet device 1 shown in The lancet 10 is removably fastened on the lancet holder 8 on the pushrod 3. The permanent magnet 7 is permanently attached thereto. In general, the lancet drive 2 may comprise an armature plate which is situated on a pushrod 3 carrying the lancet 10 and is formed from iron, another ferromagnetic material, or as a permanent magnet. Corresponding to the magnet 7 (coaxially around the guide 11 here), an iron yoke 6 and the coil 5 are mounted fixed on the frame. The pushrod 3 is equipped with a spring 4 or a pair of springs for forward and return strokes, whose fixed end is fastened to the frame 12. The skin contact 13 is also situated on the frame 12. The coil 5 is used as a retention coil of the retention mechanism and has a coil core 6 which is magnetizable or implemented as a permanent magnet. The pushrod 3 projects into the coil core formed by the iron yoke 6, which forms a guide 11 for the pushrod 3. In addition to the drive spring 4, the lancet drive 2 may also comprise a restoring spring (not shown) for generating a retraction movement of the lancet 10. The drive spring 4 is tensioned again by the retraction movement. Drive spring 4 and the optional restoring spring may each be implemented as coiled springs which enclose the pushrod 3. The drive spring 4 and possibly the restoring spring are each supported at one end on a support section of the pushrod 3, which is implemented as a thickened part 15 in the exemplary embodiment shown, and at the particular other end on the frame. The drive spring 4 and the restoring spring may be situated in such a way that relaxation of the drive spring 4 causes tensioning of the restoring spring and relaxation of the restoring spring causes tensioning of the drive spring 4. The term �tensioning� is to be understood in this context to mean that energy is stored in the particular effective spring. This may be caused, for example, by compression in a compression spring and by stretching in an expansion spring or by bending in a leaf spring. In other embodiments, the drive mechanism may also comprise a drive coil having a coil core, which is magnetizable or implemented as a permanent magnet, in addition to or instead of the drive spring 4. For example, in In The pushrod 3 is shown in its position with tensioned drive spring 4 in The coil 5 is used as the triggering mechanism for triggering a piercing movement. A magnetic field is generated by causing an electric current to flow through the coil 5, which compensates for the retention force of the plunger magnet 7, so that the drive spring 4 relaxes and the pushrod 3 having the lancet 10 is accelerated in the direction toward the skin surface under the effect of the drive force generated by the drive spring 4. The piercing procedure is illustrated in It is possible to tension the spring and vary the piercing depth by regulated �powering.� The triggering may be used for the purpose of modulating the piercing distance (e.g., by an electromagnetic thrust for greater exit distances and/or a braking for lower exit distances). The coil 5 is thus used as a type of electromagnetic actuator of the lancet drive 2 acting on the movement of the lancet 10, the actuator being able to be driven by the control unit to regulate the piercing depth in such a way that the lancet piercing movement is modulated by an adjustable thrust and/or adjustable braking. Even in a malfunction, the possibility exists of moving the pushrod 3 from an intermediate position shown in It may be established by a measurement of the inductivity of the coil 5 whether the plunger magnet 7 presses against the iron yoke. In this way, it may thus be ascertained whether or not the pushrod 3 is located in the tensioned position shown in In this way, the coil 5 is used as a position sensor for the position of the pushrod 3. The illustrated lancet device 1 may alternatively or additionally also be equipped with other position sensors, so that the optimal instant for turning off or reversing the polarity of the current through the coil 5 may be ascertained as a function of the instantaneous position of the pushrod 3. The use of sensors therefore allows, instead of simple control of the coil current, in which a predefined profile is predefined for a current pulse, regulation of the coil current as a function of the position of the pushrod 3. In general, it may be advantageous if a magnetic field may be generated by the electromagnetic actuator, which partially compensates, completely compensates, or overcompensates for the retention force to control the piercing depth of the lancet 10. In exemplary embodiments, the electromagnetic actuator comprises an actuator coil, possibly having a coil core which is magnetizable or implemented as a permanent magnet. At least two coils of the drive coil, the retention coil, and the actuator coil may be the same coil to save components. Furthermore, a mechanical stop is not provided to delimit the exit distance of the lancet 10, as has been known up to this point from ballistic piercing aids. Instead, the resonant system made of pushrod 3 and lancet 10 is designed in such a way that the lancet 10 swings through up to its oscillation reversal point. The pushrod 3 having the lancet 10 is implemented to oscillate freely in the piercing direction up to an oscillation reversal point, so that the piercing depth of the lancet 10 is not delimited by a mechanical piercing depth stop, at least in a practically usable piercing depth range settable using the control unit. The lancet device 1 with the pushrod 3 in the piercing position is shown in Furthermore, the energy in the system obtained once by build up oscillation may be retained. Once caused to move, the plunger 3 oscillates back and forth. On the return path, only little energy is required to capture it again. This means that the excess energy is not dissipated as typical up to this point (e.g., converted into heat using dampers), but is instead stored as spring tension until the next piercing. It only has to be built up back into the system in case of failure of the retention magnet, wherein a mechanical oscillation of the lancet 10 is excited after a completed piercing by periodic current surges using the control unit, by which a pushrod 3 carrying the lancet 10 returns back into its initial position, in which it is retained by the magnetic retention force in the tensioned position. The lancet drive 2 thus advantageously comprises an actuator, which is controllable using the control unit in such a way that the lancet 10 may be accelerated in a retraction movement opposite to the piercing movement after performing a piercing in such a way that the lancet 10 returns into the initial position, in which it is held in the tensioned position by the magnetic retention force. Of course, friction forces arise in the illustrated lancet device 1, so that the energy stored in the piercing position shown in To support the retraction movement, the direction of the current flowing through the coil 5 to trigger a piercing may be reversed in polarity, so that the magnetic field generated by the coil 5 is added to the retention force of the plunger magnet 7. To reverse the polarity of the current, for example, a control unit having an H bridge may be used. For example, the reversal of polarity occurs in the moment at which the lancet 10 has reached the outermost point of the piercing path. The lancet device 1 according to the present invention is thus implemented according to an advantageous additional feature in such a way that the lancet drive 2 and the lancet 10, in particular a pushrod 3 carrying the lancet 10, the lancet 10, and the drive mechanism, which includes the drive spring 4 in the exemplary embodiment illustrated, form an oscillating system which may oscillate along the piercing path. It is advantageously provided that the oscillation energy contained in the oscillation system when performing a piercing using the lancet 10 is recuperated to a great extent and is stored as potential energy by renewed tensioning, occurring following the piercing, of the drive means in an initial position of the drive means, so that the reclaimed kinetic energy is available to perform a following piercing and does not have to be applied again. The energy required to perform a piercing is approximately 1.0 mJ to 5.0 mJ, typically 2.5 mJ. The oscillation energy of the oscillating system is advantageously at least 10�, preferably at least 50�, and especially preferably at least 100� as large as the required piercing energy. The typical oscillation energy is thus between 25 mJ and 250 mJ. A piercing and retraction movement of the lancet 10 typically lasts a total of 4 ms to 6 ms. For the most rapid possible piercing movement, a correspondingly strong drive spring 4 and a correspondingly strong plunger magnet 7, such as a rare earth magnet, may be utilized. To compensate for the magnetic retention force, voltages and/or current strengths which greatly exceed the performance capability of commercially available batteries are therefore preferably used. The coil 5 is therefore connected via current buffers and/or voltage converters to an internal current source of the lancet device 1, such as a battery, so that a current pulse capable of compensating for the magnetic retention force may be generated through the coil 5 by the control unit using commercially available batteries. For example, capacitors or accumulators, in particular lithium-polymer accumulators, are suitable as current buffers. Suitable voltage converters are available as DC/DC converters. The corresponding technology for generating intensive current pulses is typical in cameras for generating light flashes, for example, and may be used for the described lancet device 1. An alternate exemplary embodiment of the lancet device 1 is illustrated in The dog 16 carries a permanent magnet 7 which may be attracted or held by the iron yoke 6, as a function of the activation of the coil 5 by the voltage U, which is varied as a function of the time t. The further design of the second exemplary embodiment shown in The coil 5 is also used as the triggering means for triggering a piercing movement. A magnetic field is generated by causing an electric current to flow through the coil 5, which compensates for the retention force of the permanent magnet 7, so that the drive spring 4 relaxes and the pushrod 3 having the lancet 10 is accelerated under the effect of the drive force generated by the drive spring 4 via the dog 6 and the receptacle 17 on the pushrod 3 in the direction toward the skin surface. The piercing depth into the skin may also be controlled here by a control unit via the strength and duration of the pulse applied to the coil 5. It is also possible, if necessary, to build up the resonant system into tension by suitable powering, such as was described above with reference to While exemplary embodiments incorporating the principles of the present invention have been disclosed hereinabove, the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Instead, this application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention using its general principles. Further, this application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains and which fall within the limits of the appended claims.
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Larry Lessig calls for campaign to reform the Constitution
Somehow this slipped beneath our radar until now. The deal is that Harvard's Larry Lessig is supplementing his Change Congress/Fix Congress First push with a more fundamental -- yet more provocative -- appeal: let's start a grassroots movement to call for a constitutional convention, as provided for in the Constitution, to rework the basic nature of the agreement between "the People" and Congress. Here, from CallAConvention.org, is Lessig's thinking behind why the time is well nigh to provoke state legislatures into calling a summit on rewriting the Constitution:
From the Tea Party Right to the Progressive Left, there is agreement that something fundamental has gone wrong. But I believe that our frustrations share a common source -- an exasperation with the broken state of our political system -- even as we disagree passionately on what to do about it.
The solution to that disagreement is democracy. We should begin the long discussion about how best to reform our democracy, to restore its commitment to liberty and a Republic, by beginning a process to amend the Constitution through the one path the Framers gave us that has not yet been taken -- a Convention.
For the Framers imagined a time when the government might be captured. And they created a mechanism to respond to that capture. If 2/3ds of the legislatures of the states demand it, Congress must call a convention. That convention then must meet and deliberate about amendments to the constitution. If it agrees, it then proposes amendments to the states. 3/4ths of the states must then ratify any amendment before becomes law. Thus, 12 states of 50 have the power to veto any change, meaning no change could happen unless it appealed to a solid group of Red States and a solid group of Blue. We are, today, beginning the process to call a convention.
In particular, what Lessig wants that constitutional convention to tackle would be an amendment to the Constitution that requires Congress to ensure that "the financing of federal elections does not produce any actual or reasonably perceived appearance of dependence, except upon the People," with a non-partisan commission acting as the people's watchdog on when money is creating unholy dependencies on Capitol Hill.
Of course, one way of lessening the impression that Congress is paid for by high-donors is to create a widespread base of small donors and making political funding processes more transparent -- two things that the Internet has proven to be pretty good at. But first things first: here's where you can sign up to support Lessig's call for a constitutional convention.
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I really went back and...
I really went back and forth on this. At first, I wanted to rate the pen a 3.
However, I decided on 4 because of the build quality of the pen and the fact
that they make an adapter for the ink. Really the review needs two parts.
1. The Pen - This is an awesome pen. The weight is perfect, the hand feel is great. The nib writes smoothly and evenly. It feels good against the paper with just enough tactile feedback. 2. The ink - The ink is horrible. I got the blue ink and it is the worst ink I have ever written with. The blue color is weak and looks like someone took REAL ink and watered it down. It doesn't last. The color fades quickly. I have been using the pen for about 3 months and the stuff I wrote when I first got it looks worse than it did when I first wrote it. My suggestion, buy the pen and the ink adapter. Never even put in the lamy ink cartridge. Buy some really good ink and enjoy a great pen that writes perfectly and evenly. The pen is great, the ink is not. 9 people found this helpful
January 25, 2012
The Charcoal Safari in...
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The Charcoal Safari in Extra Fine writes very, very nicely and its flat black
body and glossy black nib are all business. The size, weight and balance of the
ABS body make for comfortable writing, cap posted or not. The EF nib glides
across any old paper I have so far tried, leaving a sharp, reliable line of blue
from the supplied cartridge. I have a converter at the ready once I exhaust the
cartridge and anticipate buying a spare nib in a different width, just for some
This pen is just the ticket for the basic pen fan and constant user. For a true beginner still deciding between "yes" and "no" on the subject of the fountain pen, there are alternatives in lower price ranges. If you already love fountain pens and do not have a Lamy Safari, buy one without hesitation and enjoy it as I do mine. I would rate this pen five stars (and more if permitted to) at a more competitive price. 6 people found this helpful
July 7, 2011
beautiful writing on...
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beautiful writing on standard American notebook paper as many find it dreadful
with some fountain pens
no scratch, no feather, little bleed(a small bit more than any 0.7mm ballpoint pen) love the blue ink! i would describe it as electric, i was going to pop out the cartridge right away for the converter and ink bottle i ordered, but man, i'll stick with this until it's out =) the EF from Lamy is the exact fountain pen size i wanted with notebook, small, yet it doesn't take detail away from the fact your using a fountain pen. perfect with cursive script and Japanese! ^^ and no "bling", a every-day pen you can use without looking like your trying to impress somebody 5 people found this helpful
January 6, 2013
This is my first entry...
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This is my first entry into fountain pens. I did have some experience with dip
pens in college, so writing with a nib wasn't totally foreign, but these days my
pens of choice have been the Uniball 207s gels and Vision Micro rollers.
The pen is extremely handsome. The plastic body is thick and feels very rugged while remaining quite light. The pen does, however, feel ever so slightly unbalanced with the cap posted on the back. The EF tip doesn't give a lot of variation in line width, so on paper (with a blue-black Monteverde cartridge) gives a very similar look to a Uniball Vision Micro black. The nib, out of the box, gave a very smooth writing experience... didn't have to deal with a break-in period. I do have to say that using a fountain pen in meetings with clients has become a conversation starter. I enjoy not only the writing experience, but the psychological effect it seems to hold on people around me when I use it. 4 people found this helpful
November 8, 2014
Its german. It is a pleasure...
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Its german. It is a pleasure to write with, very sturdy yet light weight; its
quality and longevity are dependable and thats worth a lot.
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July 12, 2014
I am a somewhat new customer...
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I am a somewhat new customer and already HUGE fan of Jetpens.com! I have
enjoyed everything so much I have purchased, especially my brand-new Lamy Safari
(charcoal) with EF nib. Itreated myself for my five-year quit smoking
anniversary this last 4th of July with my new pen! I only wish I had bought
some blue cartridges. I did also buy a Lamy Z-24 converter and am using it with
some Quink black ink I have been using in my Esterbrook pens, for a long time.
I have to say the converter is for me so much easier to use than the
lever/bladder kind. But Esterbrook pens still have a place in my heart. But my
Lamy is front and center. One morning recently I woke up to get ready to come
to work and discovered my Lamy Safari still clipped to the neck of my nightgown
from the evening before! I look forward to trying different inks. I will
probably go with Pelikan Royal Blue. I explored the reviews people wrote and
looked at the ink comparison feature on your website.
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September 24, 2013
There are a number of...
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There are a number of reviews on this pen, but even having read dozens sourced
from Google and JetPens I still wasn't sure what I was getting into. I'll lay
this down so I will be the last to wonder.
The body: Lightly textured dark grey. This pen is different from the smooth glossy versions, it has a noticeable grip to the surface. I consider this a boon, but this is a departure from the norm. The notched grip makes the pen feel much more thin when held, I measure the diameter to be 3/8" compared to 7/16" if the notches were absent. for comparison, a cheap papermate is 5/16" in diameter. Combined with the relative lightness of the body, the result is that the pen feels stable. This pen is not amenable to holding in any other way, so you might need a moment to adjust to the grip. I had previously only used round pens before, so I had an unorthodox grip. The result is that writing became very uncomfortable, but looked much neater! The clip is sturdy but flexible. The unique design means you can fit a small karabiner or lanyard loop on the cap and stick the pen essentially anywhere. This was the primary reason I went after this pen, and it was well worth it. Clip it to your bag or wear around the neck: awesome. The ink window functions. I am using the converter with Herbin noir. if you hold the pen point down for a moment, you can see the level clearly. Overall the pen is not very flashy, but it feels like a solid tool. If you want elegance, this pen will disappoint, it looks and feels like the Navy Seals official fountain pen. The Nib: Reviews don't lie, calling this "Extra Fine" is a stretch. On Strathmore Sketch 400 series the line is equivalent to a .5 mm pencil on my pen. This goes up to .7 mm on a Mead notebook. I would provide pictures, but there are a few comparisons already out there. When I want a thinner line, I just flip the pen. This gives essentially .3 mm and .5 mm lines respectively. The surprising thing was how smoothly the pen glides, even when writing flipped over. I can write sentences smoothly then flip over and draw fine chemical structures with no issues whatsoever. I was expecting more of a scratch. It is definitely not as smooth as the gold tipped Mount Blancs I've tried, but compares very well to my multitudes of Speedball dip pens for simple writing. DO get a converter and your favorite ink. It came with one blue cartridge. The line is, like others have noted, a bit on the dry side, so be prepared for a little grey to come through if your paper is absorbent. Herbin's pearl noir comes out a shade grey when used on a rather absorbent notebook, but I enjoy the look. Don't expect much flex in the nib. The entire system is pretty solid as a theme. TL/DR: Very solid. Navy seals. Prefers proper grip. Two very usable sides. Smooth, but not gold. Not "Extra" fine (.5 to .7 mm). Well worth the price. Use the clip with a cord! 1 person found this helpful
May 23, 2013
Wow is really all I can...
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Wow is really all I can say. I'm new to the fountain pen experience maybe messed
around with them when I was young and in art class like most but that was
calligraphy stuff never really just writing. So this was my second pen first one
was the dirty cheap Platinum Preppy and for the price that worked just as I
expected a $3 pen would work. Now the time I'm mainly using pens are when I'm
note taking in college so I to write pretty quickly. The Preppy was Ok at that
it had a lot of bleed on my mead notebooks so when I got this pen Lord Jesus it
was a world of difference no bleed and now i have neat looking notes to archive
for later studying. the only complaint is that i wish the pen body was a little
more of a deep darker charcoal black besides that nothing to really complain
about. If your trying to get into fountain pens this is the way to get into it
its a smooth pen and wonderful. Glides like butter over paper. fine crisp lines
and it never ever skips a beat. Once you buy one you'll want to get another and
another and another. You wont regret this pen!
1 person found this helpful
August 4, 2012
Great pen - it works...
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Great pen - it works on all types of paper, from Rhodia/Clairefontaine to the
regular 20 lb. paper used in our laser printers. I am a fairly new fountain pen
user, and I haven't had any problems with this pen skipping or not starting -
wish I could say the same for some of the more expensive pens I have purchased.
1 person found this helpful
March 15, 2012
This is a great starter...
This is a great starter fountain pen, though I found the extra fine nib to be a
bit too scratchy for my tastes. It is very easy to clean, and the
interchangeable nibs are a great addition, since it helped me figure out which
nib I liked best. Between extra fine, fine, and medium, it ended up being fine;
sets down a line that is in the "goldilocks zone" for me. Fine and medium are
extremely smooth, and surf along the page on a nice wet line... extra-fine kind
of stalls (though it's alright if you write at a very slanted angle. Better for
cursive, printed letters are very sketchy.)
The matte plastic of this model is great if you hate fingerprints on the barrel, since this does not show them at all. The cap is secure enough without being too tight, and the clip is very strong, but still flexible. I love that it takes cartridges and a converter... great for me, since I change my mind about colors very often. The converter is great for your favorite workhorse ink that you end up using a lot of. All-around very good, but I just don't like this thickness of nib. If you have somewhat broad handwriting like myself, try the fine nib instead. 1 person found this helpful
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Trail Blazers C Greg Oden yesterday apologized to his teammates, team Owner Paul Allen and his family after nude pictures of him surfaced on the Internet, an "embarrassment for the Blazers," according to John Canzano of the Portland OREGONIAN. Oden's apology was "driven from his own embarrassment and conversations" with his reps at BDA Sports Management, and he was "right to get in front of this and make a public statement." Canzano writes, "This error by Oden isn't dog fighting, or smoking pot in a yellow Hummer, or being caught with drugs by an airport metal detector. And if you can't tell the difference, you need to educate yourself" (Portland OREGONIAN, 1/27). Oden yesterday said the photos were for a "lady friend who I was having a relationship with" and were "definitely meant to keep private" (OREGONLIVE.com, 1/26). Oden prior to his apology held a teleconference with Trail Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard, coach Nate McMillan and agents Bill Duffy and Mike Conley Sr. Oden said that they all agreed that the "best way to tackle the problem was to 'address it and get it out of the way.'" In Portland, Kerry Eggers writes, "You have to be careful about what you do. Don't put yourself in a position where the world can make judgments about your character. Don't put the organization that is paying you millions of dollars to play basketball in such an unfavorable light" (PORTLAND TRIBUNE, 1/27). Pritchard yesterday said, "I'm disappointed, and a little embarrassed." When asked if Blazers players are "warned to avoid such pitfalls," Pritchard said team Dir of Player Development Hersey Hawkins "does a great job of communicating with these guys." He added, "We'll continue to try to educate and help the players" (PORTLAND TRIBUNE, 1/27).


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New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday called on Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to discuss about the drought situation in the state and sought a relief package of Rs 12,000 crore.
"We have updated Pawar about the drought situation prevailing in the state. We have shared that the state would require roughly about Rs 12,000 crore as relief package to mitigate the crisis," Kumar told reporters after the meeting.
A final memorandum would be submitted soon to the Centre. Pawar has said that a central team would be sent to the state to assess the drought situation, he said.
The state government has already declared 33 districts out of 38 as drought-hit, he added. Kumar said: "Rainfall in July-August period was deficient by 35 per cent. Monsoon rains were received for 15 days, as against 45 days received in a normal year during this period."
Inadequate rains has affected sowing of major kharif crop, especially paddy and maize. In some parts, there is drinking water crisis and fodder scarcity, he said.
Kumar, who met Finance Minister P Chidambaram earlier in the day, said that the state is keeping a close watch on five districts and they too will be declared as drought affected if situation goes bad in the coming days.
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There are few areas in the world with a reputation quite as famous and respected as that of Champagne in France, and almost every wine region on earth has imitated or has been influenced by the careful process mastered by the wineries of Champagne. However, it is in the grape varietals which thrive in this region where the secrets to the Champagne's success can be found the acidic, flavorful Chardonnay grapes meeting the characterful Pinot Noir varietal, and coming together to produce something wonderful in the bottle. There are actually seven varietals allowed by French wine law for the production of Champagne wines, all of which are used by wineries to accentuate each others finest points and maintain the reputation of this very special region, the home to some extremely high quality grapes.
The beautiful region of Burgundy in France is famously home to some of the most exquisite red wines to be found anywhere on earth, and is most commonly associated with the silky, elegant and flavorful Pinot Noir varietal wines which are commonly produced there. However, the superb and mineral rich soils fed by the Rhone river, and the long hot summers and mild autumns of the region produce a wide variety of fine grapes, and as such, Burgundy produces plenty of different wines which are equally as good as the produce the region is famed for. The region of Burgundy itself has a wine-making history which stretches back at least two thousand years, and as such, it comes as no surprise that the wineries which fill the dozens of controlled appellations of the region rely heavily on traditional methods and techniques when it comes to producing their famous wines.
French winemakers are subjected to several laws and regulations regarding the wines they produce, and how they can be labeled and sold. Such procedures are designed to increase the overall quality of the country's produce, and also to ensure that wines made in each particular region or appellation are of a character and type which is representative of the area. Thankfully for consumers of wine world-wide, the French have a particularly high reputation to uphold, and seem to do so flawlessly. Every year, wineries from all over France produce millions upon millions of bottles of fine wine, making the most of their native grape varieties and the excellent terrain which covers most of the country. From the expensive and exquisite red wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, to the white wines and cremants of central France, the French are dedicated to providing the world with wines of the highest quality and most distinctive character.