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Apparatus for reading identification information of biosensor

  • US 9,044,756 B2
  • Filed: 08/17/2012
  • Issued: 06/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for reading identification information of an electro-chemical biosensor, the apparatus comprising:

  • a biosensor sensing unit configured to detect insertion of the electro-chemical biosensor into the apparatus;

    a light emitting unit configured to turn on and emit light on a color tag having at least two color segments disposed on the electro-chemical biosensor when the biosensor sensing unit detects the insertion of the electro-chemical biosensor;

    a light receiving unit configured to receive the light emitted from the light emitting unit, the received light reflected by, refracted by, or passing through the color tag having the at least two color segments; and

    an identification information reading unit configured to analyze the light received by the light receiving unit and read the identification information of the electro-chemical biosensor from an arrangement of colors on the color tag, whereineach color segment comprises a single color and the color of a first of the at least two color segments identifies the manufacturer of the electro-chemical biosensor.

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