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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2016
Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings Ag, Basel, CH;
Allen J. Brenneman, Goshen, IN (US);
Huan-Ping Wu, Granger, IN (US);
ASCENSIA DIABETES CARE HOLDINGS AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
An indexer adapted to index a test sensor from a test-sensor cartridge. The indexer includes an indexer face having a first aperture formed generally through the center thereof. The indexer further includes a retention pin extending through the first aperture and a flexible pawl positioned near an edge of the indexer face. The indexer is adapted to be rotated in a first direction and a second generally opposite direction about the retention pin. The flexible pawl is configured to bend when the indexer is rotated in the second direction. The flexible pawl is configured to assist in rotating the test-sensor cartridge.