TAPE CASSETTE FOR A MEDICAL HANDHELD DEVICE
First Claim
1. A tape cassette for a medical handheld device, comprising:
- a carrier tape, which carries functional elements including at least one of test fields for assaying a sample of a human and/or animal bodily fluid and lancets;
a supply chamber, in which a supply section of the carrier tape comprising unused functional elements is positioned; and
a winding unit configured to wind up the carrier tape and draw it through a tape exit opening of the supply chamber, thereby sequentially bringing the functional elements into a usage position;
wherein the carrier tape in the tape exit opening is oriented transversely to the supply section positioned in the supply chamber.
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Abstract
A tape cassette for a medical handheld device is disclosed as comprising a carrier tape, which carries test fields for assaying a sample of a human or animal bodily fluid and/or lancets as functional elements, a supply chamber, in which a supply section of the carrier tape comprising unused functional elements is positioned, a winding unit, in order to wind up the carrier tape and draw it through a tape exit opening of the chamber, so that the functional elements may be brought sequentially into a usage position. The carrier tape in the tape exit opening is oriented transversely to the supply section positioned in the supply chamber.
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18 Claims
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1. A tape cassette for a medical handheld device, comprising:
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a carrier tape, which carries functional elements including at least one of test fields for assaying a sample of a human and/or animal bodily fluid and lancets; a supply chamber, in which a supply section of the carrier tape comprising unused functional elements is positioned; and a winding unit configured to wind up the carrier tape and draw it through a tape exit opening of the supply chamber, thereby sequentially bringing the functional elements into a usage position; wherein the carrier tape in the tape exit opening is oriented transversely to the supply section positioned in the supply chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tape cassette for a medical handheld device, comprising:
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a carrier tape including a surface carrying a plurality of test fields for assaying a fluid sample and a plurality of lancets, each lancet being disposed adjacent a test field; a supply chamber configured to house a supply section of the carrier tape; and a winding unit configured to draw the supply section of the carrier tape out of the supply chamber through a tape exit opening of the supply chamber, thereby sequentially bringing the test fields and the lancets into a usage position wherein the surface of the carrier tape is positioned perpendicular to the surface of the carrier tape when in the supply chamber. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A tape cassette for a medical handheld device, comprising:
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tape means for carrying a plurality of functional elements configured to assay a fluid sample; means for housing a supply section of the tape means; and means for winding the tape means thereby drawing the supply section of the tape means out of the housing means and sequentially bringing the functional elements into a usage position wherein the tape means is oriented perpendicular to an orientation of the supply section.
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