Storage cartridge for biosensors
First Claim
1. A storage cartridge for dispensing biosensors used in the determination of an analyte in a body fluid, the storage cartridge comprising:
- a hollow body for housing a stack of biosensors having an open top and at least two side walls;
a flexible conveying member disposed over the open top and located generally within the side walls of the hollow body, the flexible conveying member having an aperture formed therein for receiving a biosensor from the stack of biosensors, the flexible conveying member being sufficiently flexible to assist in removing the biosensor therefrom;
a plate adapted to press the flexible conveying member against the open top 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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1. A storage cartridge for dispensing biosensors used in the determination of an analyte in a body fluid, the storage cartridge comprising:
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a hollow body for housing a stack of biosensors having an open top and at least two side walls; a flexible conveying member disposed over the open top and located generally within the side walls of the hollow body, the flexible conveying member having an aperture formed therein for receiving a biosensor from the stack of biosensors, the flexible conveying member being sufficiently flexible to assist in removing the biosensor therefrom; a plate adapted to press the flexible conveying member against the open top 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 storage cartridge for dispensing biosensors used in the determination of an analyte in a body fluid, the storage cartridge comprising:
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a hollow body for housing a stack of biosensors having an open top and at least two side walls; a flexible conveying member disposed over the open top and located generally within the side walls of the hollow body, the flexible conveying member having an aperture formed therein for receiving a biosensor from the stack of biosensors, the flexible conveying member being sufficiently flexible to assist in removing the biosensor therefrom; a plate disposed on the open top of the body, the plate adapted to move 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 (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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