Tape magazine for a hand-held device
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a tape magazine that includes test tape, a storage unit with a supply spool around which unused test tape is wound, and a waste unit with a waste spool around which used test tape is wound;
applying a brake force with an integrated brake to hold the test tape under tension between the storage unit and the waste unit;
preventing the used test tape from being removed from the waste unit with a recoil prevention device engaging the waste spool; and
driving the waste spool to actuate the test tape with a tensile force sufficient to move the test tape from the storage unit to the waste unit.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a tape magazine especially for a hand-held device for analyzing a body fluid with a test tape that can be unwound from a storage unit and wound onto a waste unit where the waste unit can be driven in order to wind forward the test tape. The invention provides that a lock which keeps the test tape under tension is integrated in the tape magazine at least on the storage unit. The present invention also concerns a hand-held device with such a tape magazine. The present invention also concerns a hand-held device with a mechanical drive for the test tape and a disposable hand-held device with polymer-based electronic components.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a tape magazine that includes test tape, a storage unit with a supply spool around which unused test tape is wound, and a waste unit with a waste spool around which used test tape is wound; applying a brake force with an integrated brake to hold the test tape under tension between the storage unit and the waste unit; preventing the used test tape from being removed from the waste unit with a recoil prevention device engaging the waste spool; and driving the waste spool to actuate the test tape with a tensile force sufficient to move the test tape from the storage unit to the waste unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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