Test device
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1. A method of analyzing a sample comprising a test reader and a test device, said test device including an insertion portion and a handle portion, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting the insertion portion of the test device into a test reader to connect the test device to the test reader,holding the handle portion of the device, which is hingedly attached to the insertion portion;
deflecting the handle portion to reveal a sample application zone, which is located between the insertion and handle portions of the device;
contacting blood to the sample application zone after inserting the insertion portion into the test reader; and
removing the device from the test reader by manipulating the handle portion of the device.
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Abstract
A disposable test device consists of a first portion 2 having a fluid application port 5 to which a sample of fluid can be applied, and a handle portion 3 hingedly attached to the first portion 2 at a hinge portion 4 and which normally lies in the plane of the first portion. In use the device is held by the handle portion 3 and the first portion inserted into a measuring instrument. The handle is then deflected downwardly e.g. by the finger of a person to supply a drop of fluid to the port 5.
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1. A method of analyzing a sample comprising a test reader and a test device, said test device including an insertion portion and a handle portion, the method comprising the steps of:
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inserting the insertion portion of the test device into a test reader to connect the test device to the test reader, holding the handle portion of the device, which is hingedly attached to the insertion portion; deflecting the handle portion to reveal a sample application zone, which is located between the insertion and handle portions of the device; contacting blood to the sample application zone after inserting the insertion portion into the test reader; and removing the device from the test reader by manipulating the handle portion of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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