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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventor:
Steven C. Charlton, Osceola, IN (US);
Assignee:
Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); C12Q 1/54 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/52 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/48757 (2013.01); C12Q 1/005 (2013.01); C12Q 1/54 (2013.01); G01N 21/8483 (2013.01); G01N 33/52 (2013.01); G01N 33/5438 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and system for automatic handling of a sensor strip by a part of a meter that includes a sensor strip having a first section, a second section, and an intermediate section. The sensor strip includes at least a first opening about a first end thereof and a second opening about a second end thereof. A meter part includes a pair of pivoting catches configured to engage and grasp a sensor strip from a container containing a plurality of sensor strips. The sensor strip may thus be removed from a container for testing without need for manual handling of the strip by a user.