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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2020
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Klaus Thome, St. Leon-Rot, DE;
Reiner Stein, Bad Kreuznach, DE;
Lars Fischheiter, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Jerome Greenhalgh, Kornwestheim, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A medical instrument and method thereof for performing a measurement on a biological sample using a test strip are disclosed. The medical instrument may comprise: an analytical unit for analyzing the test strip, wherein the analytical unit comprises a test strip mount which receives the test strip to perform the measurement; a test strip port which receives the test strip, wherein the test strip port is aligned with the test strip mount along an insertion direction; and a shutter movable between open and closed positions, the shutter comprises a test strip opening, wherein the test strip opening is aligned with the test strip port and the test strip mount when the shutter is in the open position, wherein the shutter comprises a shutter mechanism that rotates the shutter parallel to the insertion direction about a rotational axis to move the shutter between the open position and the closed position.