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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
May. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Christopher Myles, Alameda, CA (US);
Cherie Bulala, Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Myles, Alameda, CA (US);
Cherie Bulala, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., Alameda, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure provides test strip carriers for insertion into test strip vials and methods of making the same. Also provided are test strip vials including test strip carriers, and systems including test strip vials, test strip carriers and analytical test strips. The test strip carriers of the present disclosure are capable of engaging with the caps of test strip vials and thereby facilitating the retrieval of one or more test strips from the test strip vials upon opening of the test strip vials.