Storage cartridge for biosensors
First Claim
1. A storage cartridge for dispensing biosensors used in the determination of an analyte in body fluid, the storage cartridge comprising:
- a hollow body for housing a stack of biosensors having an open top;
a flexible conveying member disposed over the open top of the body, the flexible conveying member having an aperture formed therein for receiving a biosensor from the stack of biosensors;
a plate adapted to press the sliding conveying member against the open top in a manner to form a substantially moisture-impervious seal around the open top of the body and to permit the conveying member to slide between the plate and the open top; and
a biasing member for biasing the stack of biosensors towards the open top of the body.
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Abstract
A storage cartridge for dispensing biosensors used in the determination of an analyte in body fluid comprises a hollow body for housing a stack of biosensors having an open top, a flexible conveying member disposed over the open top of the body, the flexible conveying member having an aperture formed therein for receiving a biosensor from the stack of biosensors, a plate adapted to press the sliding conveying member against the open top to form a substantially moisture-impervious seal around the open top of the body and to permit the conveying member to slide between the plate and the open top, and means for biasing the stack of biosensors towards the open top.
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36 Claims
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1. A storage cartridge for dispensing biosensors used in the determination of an analyte in body fluid, the storage cartridge comprising:
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a hollow body for housing a stack of biosensors having an open top;
a flexible conveying member disposed over the open top of the body, the flexible conveying member having an aperture formed therein for receiving a biosensor from the stack of biosensors;
a plate adapted to press the sliding conveying member against the open top in a manner to form a substantially moisture-impervious seal around the open top of the body and to permit the conveying member to slide between the plate and the open top; and
a biasing member for biasing the stack of biosensors towards the open top of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for dispensing a biosensor used in the determination of an analyte in body fluid from a biosensor storage cartridge, the method comprising:
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stacking a plurality of biosensors within a hollow body of the storage cartridge, the cartridge being closed at a bottom end and open at a top end;
disposing a conveying tape over the open top end, the conveying tape having at least one aperture disposed therein for receiving a biosensor;
applying a pressure to the conveying tape for pressing the conveying tape against the open top end to form a substantially moisture-impervious seal over the open top end;
biasing the biosensors stacked within the cartridge towards the sealed top end of the cartridge;
receiving a biosensor from the stack of biosensors in the at least one aperture formed in the conveying tape; and
pulling a portion of the conveying tape from the cartridge such that the biosensor received in the at least one aperture is pulled from the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A storage cartridge for dispensing biosensors used in the determination of an analyte in body fluid, the storage cartridge comprising:
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a hollow body for housing a stack of biosensors having an open top;
a flexible conveying member disposed over the open top of the body, the flexible conveying member having an aperture formed therein for receiving a biosensor from the stack of biosensors;
a plate disposed on the open top of the body, the plate adapted to move to between a first position and a second position, the plate adapted to press the conveying member against the open top to form a substantially moisture impervious seal in the first position, the plate adapted to permit the conveying member to slide between the plate and the open top in the second position; and
a biasing member for urging the stack of biosensors towards the open top. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A storage cartridge for dispensing biosensors used in the determination of an analyte in body fluid, the storage cartridge comprising:
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a hollow body for housing a stack of biosensors having an open top;
a flexible conveying member disposed over the open top of the body, the flexible conveying member having an aperture formed therein for receiving a biosensor from the stack of biosensors;
a plate adapted to press the sliding conveying member against the open top to form a substantially moisture-impervious seal around the open top of the body and to permit the conveying member to slide between the plate and the open top; and
means for biasing the stack of biosensors towards the open top. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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