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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1996
Merrit Nyles Jacobs, Rochester, NY (US);
Gary Francis Gnolek, Rochester, NY (US);
Dale Bruce Nash, Rochester, NY (US);
Gerald George Meiler, Rochester, NY (US);
Johannes Jacobus Porte, Rochester, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
An improved cartridge and method of dispensing test elements therefrom, which seals off the elements from exposure to the atmosphere. The cartridge includes, at its end apertured to eject test elements, a cover plate, said plate optionally being biased into contact with the end-most test element to cover the fluid opening provided in all such test elements. To dispense that end-most element, a pusher blade engages and ejects the element as in conventional cartridges. Optionally, the opposite end of the cartridge is sealed with a duck-bill seal.