Test strip dispenser
First Claim
1. A device for storing at least one test strip and dispensing a single test strip at a time, said device comprising:
- a housing comprising;
(a) a cover; and
(b) a base configured to store a plurality of test strips, wherein the height of said base is less than the length of each of the test strips, such that a portion of each of the test strips stored in said base extends beyond the height of said base, wherein said device further comprises a surface having a sealing ridge and surface having a sealing groove mateable with said sealing ridge to provide a substantially air and moisture tight seal when said sealing ridge and said sealing groove are mated together.
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Abstract
Devices for dispensing test strips and methods of using the same are provided. The subject devices are characterized by having a housing made of a cover and a base configured to retain a plurality of test strips. In certain embodiments, the height of the base is less than the height of each of the test strips, such that a portion of each of the test strips extends beyond the distal or top edge of the base. The subject devices may further be characterized as having a substantially air and moisture tight seal. In using the subject devices, a plurality of test strips stored in a subject device are provided. A single test strip is removed from the subject device by moving the test strip distal to the remaining test strips. Also provided by the subject invention are kits for use in practicing the subject methods.
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1. A device for storing at least one test strip and dispensing a single test strip at a time, said device comprising:
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a housing comprising;
(a) a cover; and
(b) a base configured to store a plurality of test strips, wherein the height of said base is less than the length of each of the test strips, such that a portion of each of the test strips stored in said base extends beyond the height of said base, wherein said device further comprises a surface having a sealing ridge and surface having a sealing groove mateable with said sealing ridge to provide a substantially air and moisture tight seal when said sealing ridge and said sealing groove are mated together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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