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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
Klaus-dieter Sacherer, Kirchheim, DE;
Wolfgang Ditscher, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Ralf Steinbrück, Mannheim, DE;
Werner Ruhl, Limburgerhof, DE;
Klaus Schöttle, Willstätt, DE;
Klaus-Dieter Sacherer, Kirchheim, DE;
Wolfgang Ditscher, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Ralf Steinbrück, Mannheim, DE;
Werner Ruhl, Limburgerhof, DE;
Klaus Schöttle, Willstätt, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention concerns a diagnostic test unit for analysing a body fluid comprising a test carrier (test tape; test strips) provided with test fields () for applying the body fluid and a container () containing the test carrier, wherein an opening () of the container () is at least in some areas bordered by a seal (). According to the invention it is proposed that the opening () is screened by a closing foil () from the surroundings of the container () and that the test tape () or a test strip () to be dispensed is passed through a passage gap () between the closing foil () and the seal ().