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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2011
Frederick Leland Wittekind, Iii, Anderson, IN (US);
Frederick Leland Wittekind, III, Anderson, IN (US);
Roche Diabetes Care, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A strip connector includes a connector housing having a housing cavity and guide feature. A strip carrier slidable in the housing cavity includes a carrier body having a strip channel slidably receiving a test strip in an insertion direction. A first biasing member biases the strip carrier in an ejection direction opposite the insertion direction. A second biasing member acting orthogonal to the first biasing member biases the carrier body in a contact direction orthogonal to the ejection direction. First and second male members of the carrier body slide with respect to the guide feature and prevent strip contact direction carrier displacement until the male members are axially aligned with guide feature branches extending orthogonally to the guide feature. A test strip conductor contacts connector housing electrical contacts when the male members axially align with the branches and the second biasing member displaces the strip carrier in the contact direction.