CARTRIDGE AND SENSOR-DISPENSING INSTRUMENT
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Abstract
A disposable cartridge adapted to be used with a sensor-dispensing instrument comprises a housing, test sensors, a mechanical mechanism and moveable seals. The housing forms at least one opening therethrough. The test sensors are stacked in the housing. The test sensors are adapted to assist in testing at least one analyte. The mechanical mechanism is adapted to urge the test sensors in a first direction. One of the test sensors is positioned for ejection from the cartridge. The moveable seals is adapted to be in a closed position that seals the at least one opening so as to provide a substantially moisture-proof and a substantially air-tight cartridge, and one of the moveable seals is adapted to be in an open position that allows one of the test sensors to be moved therethrough.
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50 Claims
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29. A cartridge, comprising:
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a housing forming at least one opening therethrough; a plurality of test sensors being stacked in the housing; a mechanical mechanism configured to urge the plurality of test sensors in a first direction; a first spring seal including a first body and a first spring, the first spring being positioned between the first body and a first surface of the housing such that movement of the first body in a first direction causes the first spring to compress; and a second spring seal including a second body and a second spring, the second spring being positioned between the second body and a second surface of the housing such that movement of the second body in a second direction causes the second spring to compress, wherein the first spring seal is configured to move in the first direction and the second spring seal is configured to move in the second direction such that the first and the second spring seals move from a closed position to an open position, thereby permitting at least one of the plurality of test sensors to proceed towards an exterior of the housing, the first and the second spring seals being biased in the closed position such that a sealing surface of the first body and a sealing surface of the second body abut each other in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A cartridge, comprising:
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a housing forming at least one opening therethrough; a plurality of test sensors being stacked in the housing; a mechanical mechanism configured to urge the plurality of test sensors in a first direction; a first spring seal including a first body, a first spring, and a second spring, the first and the second springs being positioned between the first body and a first surface of the housing such that movement of the first body in a first direction causes the first and the second springs to compress; and a second spring seal including a second body, a third spring, and a fourth spring, the third and the fourth springs being positioned between the second body and a second surface of the housing such that movement of the second body in a second direction causes the third and the fourth springs to compress, wherein the first spring seal is configured to move in the first direction and the second spring seal is configured to move in the second direction such that the first and the second spring seals move from a closed position to an open position, thereby permitting at least one of the plurality of test sensors to proceed towards an exterior of the housing, the first and the second spring seals being biased in the closed position such that a sealing surface of the first body and a sealing surface of the second body abut each other in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50)
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Specification