Test device and method
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1. A reader comprisinga housing having a cavity, the cavity extending longitudinally from a proximal opening of the housing;
- a carriage movably coupled to the housing;
said carriage adapted for receiving at least a portion of a test stick;
a reading element, located within the housing, for reading a test zone of the test stick when the reading element and the test zone are aligned; and
first carriage magnetic means on the carriage, first housing magnetic means on the housing, which first housing magnetic means co-operate with the first carriage magnetic means on the carriage, for latching the carriage onto the housing within said cavity at a predetermined reading position andsecond housing magnetic means on the housing and longitudinally spaced from the first housing magnetic means, which second housing magnetic means co-operate with the first carriage magnetic means on the carriage, for latching the carriage onto the housing at a predetermined pre-reading and/or post-reading position,wherein the predetermined reading position is a position where the test zone is aligned with the reading element and the predetermined pre-reading and/or post-reading position is a position where the test zone is not aligned with the reading element, and wherein the predetermined pre-reading and/or post-reading position is longitudinally spaced apart from the predetermined reading position.
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Abstract
A connection assembly for a test device comprises a carriage for receiving at least a portion of a test device and a receptacle for co-operation with the carriage. The carriage is longitudinally movable with respect to the receptacle and is latchable to the receptacle at a predetermined position.
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1. A reader comprising
a housing having a cavity, the cavity extending longitudinally from a proximal opening of the housing; -
a carriage movably coupled to the housing;
said carriage adapted for receiving at least a portion of a test stick;a reading element, located within the housing, for reading a test zone of the test stick when the reading element and the test zone are aligned; and first carriage magnetic means on the carriage, first housing magnetic means on the housing, which first housing magnetic means co-operate with the first carriage magnetic means on the carriage, for latching the carriage onto the housing within said cavity at a predetermined reading position and second housing magnetic means on the housing and longitudinally spaced from the first housing magnetic means, which second housing magnetic means co-operate with the first carriage magnetic means on the carriage, for latching the carriage onto the housing at a predetermined pre-reading and/or post-reading position, wherein the predetermined reading position is a position where the test zone is aligned with the reading element and the predetermined pre-reading and/or post-reading position is a position where the test zone is not aligned with the reading element, and wherein the predetermined pre-reading and/or post-reading position is longitudinally spaced apart from the predetermined reading position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 21, 23)
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9. A test kit comprising a test stick having a test zone and a reader, the reader comprising
a housing having a cavity, the cavity extending longitudinally from a proximal opening of the housing; -
a carriage movably coupled to the housing;
said carriage adapted for receiving at least a portion of the test stick;a reading element, located within the housing, for reading the test zone of the test stick when the reading element and the test zone are aligned; and first carriage magnetic means on the carriage, first housing magnetic means on the housing, which first housing magnetic means co-operate with the first carriage magnetic means on the carriage, for latching the carriage onto the housing within said cavity at a predetermined reading position and second housing magnetic means on the housing and longitudinally spaced from the first housing magnetic means, which second housing magnetic means co-operate with the first carriage magnetic means on the carriage, for latching the carriage onto the housing at a predetermined pre-reading and/or post-reading position, wherein the predetermined reading position is a position where the test zone is aligned with the reading element and the predetermined pre-reading and/or post-reading position is a position where the test zone is not aligned with the reading element, and wherein the predetermined pre-reading and/or post-reading position is longitudinally spaced apart from the predetermined reading position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24)
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