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Method and apparatus for coding diagnostic meters

  • US 8,940,246 B2
  • Filed: 11/01/2007
  • Issued: 01/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for diagnostic testing comprising:

  • an electronic meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to test media, the electronic meter comprising a housing having a test media port and an interface for receiving a signal representing coding information;

    a plurality of test media compatible with the electronic meter, each test media of the plurality of test media having a first end and a second end, the first end having a width and a height, wherein a width and a height of the test media port is approximately equal to the width and the height of the first end for insertion of the first end into the test media port; and

    a container having an open interior volume permitting contact between the plurality of test media housed therein, the container having a coding element associated therewith and a top end;

    wherein at least one of the housing and the container comprises a top mount attachment configured to releasably attach the housing to the container; and

    the coding element associated with the container transmit the coding information to the interface when the housing is attached to the container.

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