Boehringer Mannheim Gmbh

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Richard J Kasle

James R Parker

Timothy L Ranney

Patricia A Hopkinson

Sandy Mark Richards

Christopher L Belisle

Vladimir Svetnik

Richard W Wilson

Robert A Parks

Carol Jane Batman

Robert G Davies

Kurt Klem

Yani Deros

Lynne Denise Sly

Nancy Kennedy Byrd

Luis A Pedraza

Patrick F McDermott

Nancy K Byrd

Leonard Allen Vetsch

Marvin W Glass

Michael Steven Ray

Greg Paul Carpenter

William Brothers

Christopher Louis Belisle

Kurt Gerard Klem

Robert Glenn Davies

Robert Anthony Parks

An instrument ( ) has a well ( ) for receiving a dry cell ( ), an opening ( ) through which a first connector ( ) is exposed to the well ( ), and a boss ( ) adjacent the opening ( ). The boss ( ) precludes the wrong terminal of the dry cell ( ) from engaging the first connector ( ) when the dry cell ( ) is inserted into the well ( ) in incorrect orientation. A second connector ( ) includes a base ( ), a first leg ( ) resiliently connected to and extending away from the base portion, a second leg ( ) resiliently connected to and extending away from the first leg ( ), and a third leg ( ) resiliently connected to and extending away from the second leg ( ) and toward the first leg ( ). A display ( ) for the instrument ( ) has a lens ( ) having a substantially transparent substrate with a polyurethane coating. The instrument housing has first and second portions. At least one locator pin ( ) extends from one ( ) of the housing portions and at least one complementary socket ( ) extends from the other ( ) of the housing portions for receiving the pin ( ) to maintain the first ( ) and second ( ) portions in assembled orientation.

Apparatus and method for determining the concentration of a component of a sample

Glucose testing instrument

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Indianapolis, IN, United States of America

Richard J Kasle