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Analyte test strip vial

  • US 8,919,607 B2
  • Filed: 08/20/2010
  • Issued: 12/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vial adapted for dispensing analyte test strips in a controlled manner, comprising:

  • a cylindrical container for holding a plurality of analyte test strips, the container having a base, a cylindrical wall with an interior surface, an interior shoulder along the interior surface, and an open end;

    a cap coupled to the container for closing the open end of the container; and

    an insert sized to fit within the open end of the container and mate with the interior shoulder of the container, wherein the insert includes an outer ring, a circular interior body portion concentrically aligned within the outer ring and spaced from the outer ring, and a plurality of bridge structures linking the outer ring to the interior body portion so as to create a plurality of arc-shaped openings between the outer ring and the interior body portion, wherein the plurality of arc-shaped opening extend through the insert into the cylindrical container.

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