Test system
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1. A test system for carrying out blood sugar tests, comprising:
- a diagnostic tape cassette comprising a windable analytical test tape for detecting an analyte and a cassette housing accommodating the test tape, wherein the cassette housing comprises a plurality of tape cassette positioning elements; and
a test device comprising;
a device housing configured for inserting and removing the tape cassette,an associated measuring unit for detecting the analyte on the test tape, anda platform permanently integrated or mounted as a device element in a base of a cassette compartment in the device housing, the platform comprising a rotary drive pin of a tape drive and a plurality of platform positioning elements,wherein the tape cassette, when inserted into the cassette compartment of the device housing, is detachably fastened to the platform by means of the plurality of platform positioning elements and the rotary drive pin,wherein the plurality of platform positioning elements comprises one or more raised supports and one or more positioning pins, wherein the one or more raised supports are disposed on a surface of the platform and are configured to provide a tilt-free support for an inserted tape cassette, wherein the one or more positioning pins are disposed on the surface of the platform and are pairable with at least one of the plurality of tape cassette positioning elements and are configured to nullify displacement play, and wherein the displacement play is between 1 mm and 3 mm, andwherein the measuring unit is fixedly attached on the platform or can be engaged therewith.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a test system for carrying out blood sugar tests with a diagnostic tape cassette which comprises a windable analytical test tape for detecting an analyte and a cassette housing accommodating the test tape, and a test device which has a device housing for inserting and removing the tape cassette and a measuring unit for detecting the analyte on the test tape. According to the invention it is proposed that the tape cassette can be detachably fastened by positioning elements on a platform mounted in the device housing and that the measuring unit is rigidly attached on the platform or can be engaged therewith.
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18 Claims
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1. A test system for carrying out blood sugar tests, comprising:
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a diagnostic tape cassette comprising a windable analytical test tape for detecting an analyte and a cassette housing accommodating the test tape, wherein the cassette housing comprises a plurality of tape cassette positioning elements; and a test device comprising; a device housing configured for inserting and removing the tape cassette, an associated measuring unit for detecting the analyte on the test tape, and a platform permanently integrated or mounted as a device element in a base of a cassette compartment in the device housing, the platform comprising a rotary drive pin of a tape drive and a plurality of platform positioning elements, wherein the tape cassette, when inserted into the cassette compartment of the device housing, is detachably fastened to the platform by means of the plurality of platform positioning elements and the rotary drive pin, wherein the plurality of platform positioning elements comprises one or more raised supports and one or more positioning pins, wherein the one or more raised supports are disposed on a surface of the platform and are configured to provide a tilt-free support for an inserted tape cassette, wherein the one or more positioning pins are disposed on the surface of the platform and are pairable with at least one of the plurality of tape cassette positioning elements and are configured to nullify displacement play, and wherein the displacement play is between 1 mm and 3 mm, and wherein the measuring unit is fixedly attached on the platform or can be engaged therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17)
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7. A test system for carrying out blood sugar tests with a diagnostic tape cassette, comprising:
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the diagnostic tape cassette comprising; a windable analytical test tape for detecting an analyte, a take-up spool configured for advancing the analytical test tape from a supply spool, and a cassette housing accommodating the test tape; and a test device comprising; a device housing configured for inserting and removing the diagnostic tape cassette, an associated measuring unit for detecting the analyte on the test tape, and a platform permanently integrated or mounted as a device element in a base of a cassette compartment in the device housing, the platform comprising a rotary drive pin of a tape drive, wherein at least part of the rotary drive pin is axially spring loaded by at least one coil spring and is configured to engage the take-up spool or the supply spool of the diagnostic tape cassette, and wherein the measuring unit is fixedly attached on the platform or can be engaged therewith, and wherein when the tape cassette is inserted, it moves from a loose insertion position into a defined fixed measuring position in the device under the action of a spring arrangement comprising at least one compression spring projecting from an inner side of the housing cover that is configured to be compressed in the direction of an insertion axis. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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