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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Inventors:
David Elder, Inverness, GB;
Steven Setford, Inverness, GB;
Allan Faulkner, Inverness, GB;
Ryan Walsh, Douglassville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/327 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/4875 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); G01N 27/3273 (2013.01);
Abstract
A test strip port connector of a test meter receives an analytical test strip comprising a sample chamber for receiving a fluid sample. The fluid sample is prevented from contaminating an interior region of the test strip port connector by a sealing mechanism having a seal configured to be moved into a sealing position across the test strip.