Method and a system for determining at least one parameter of at least one sample of a physiological liquid, a holder and a test device
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1. An apparatus for analyzing a physiological liquid comprising:
- a measuring station;
a holder having;
a holder housing with first and second opposite end walls integral with a wall portion extending between said first and second end walls, the holder housing defining a holder area and having a center axis;
a holder member arranged in the holder housing and having a rotation axis identical to the housing axis, the holder member being rotatable around the rotation axis relative to the housing and having structural elements, the structural elements and the housing defining a plurality of compartments extending parallel to the axis; and
an opening in the holder housing providing access from the ambience to one of the compartments, wherein, upon rotation of the holder member, one compartment at a time is aligned with the opening and thus accessible from the ambience, while the remaining compartments are inaccessible from the ambience;
a test device arranged in one of the compartments; and
a moving device for moving the test device between the one compartment accessible to the ambience and the measuring station.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining at least one parameter of samples of physiological liquids, to test devices which may be used in the method, to a holder comprising a plurality of such test devices, and to a measuring apparatus adapted to accommodate the holder and to be used in the method and to a system comprising the apparatus and the holder.
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1. An apparatus for analyzing a physiological liquid comprising:
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a measuring station;
a holder having;
a holder housing with first and second opposite end walls integral with a wall portion extending between said first and second end walls, the holder housing defining a holder area and having a center axis;
a holder member arranged in the holder housing and having a rotation axis identical to the housing axis, the holder member being rotatable around the rotation axis relative to the housing and having structural elements, the structural elements and the housing defining a plurality of compartments extending parallel to the axis; and
an opening in the holder housing providing access from the ambience to one of the compartments, wherein, upon rotation of the holder member, one compartment at a time is aligned with the opening and thus accessible from the ambience, while the remaining compartments are inaccessible from the ambience;
a test device arranged in one of the compartments; and
a moving device for moving the test device between the one compartment accessible to the ambience and the measuring station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A holder adapted to hold a plurality of test devices, wherein the holder has:
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a holder housing with first and second opposite end walls integral with a wall portion extending between said first and second end walls, the holder housing defining a holder area and having a center axis;
a holder member arranged in the holder housing and having a rotation axis identical to the housing axis, the holder member being rotatable around the rotation axis relative to the housing and having structural elements, the structural elements and the housing defining a plurality of compartments extending parallel to the axis; and
an opening in the holder housing providing access from the ambience to one of the compartments, wherein, upon rotation of the holder member, one compartment at a time is aligned with the opening and thus accessible from the ambience, while the remaining compartments are inaccessible from the ambience. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining a parameter of a sample of a physiological liquid, the method comprising the steps of:
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arranging a plurality of test devices in a holder having;
a holder housing with first and second opposite end walls integral with a wall portion extending between said first and second end walls, the holder housing defining a holder area and having a center axis;
a holder member arranged in the holder housing and having a rotation axis identical to the housing axis, the holder member being rotatable around the rotation axis relative to the housing and having structural elements, the structural elements and the housing defining a plurality of compartments extending parallel to the axis; and
an opening in the holder housing providing access from the ambience to one of the compartments, wherein, upon rotation of the holder member, one compartment at a time is aligned with the opening and thus accessible from the ambience, while the remaining compartments are inaccessible from the ambience;
loading, to a test device arranged in the compartment accessible from the ambience, the sample of the physiological liquid;
determining the parameter of the sample loaded;
rotating the holder member to arrange the plurality of test devices in the compartments inaccessible from the ambience; and
discarding the holder.
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