Tape magazine for a hand-held device
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- Tape magazine apparatus for a hand-held device for analysing a body fluid, the apparatus comprising;
a test tape, a storage unit formed for unused test tape, a waste unit formed for used test tape and to be driven in order to move forward the test tape from the storage unit, and an integrated brake that is formed to hold the test tape under tension between the storage and waste units.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a tape magazine especially for a hand-held device for analysing 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. :
- Tape magazine apparatus for a hand-held device for analysing a body fluid, the apparatus comprising;
a test tape, a storage unit formed for unused test tape, a waste unit formed for used test tape and to be driven in order to move forward the test tape from the storage unit, and an integrated brake that is formed to hold the test tape under tension between the storage and waste units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- Tape magazine apparatus for a hand-held device for analysing a body fluid, the apparatus comprising;
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- A tape magazine apparatus for analysing a body fluid comprising;
a test tape, a reel body for unused test tape and a reel body for used test tape, at least one reel body being driven in order to forward the test tape, and a hand-operated transport mechanism provided as a tape drive. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- A tape magazine apparatus for analysing a body fluid comprising;
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- A hand-held device for analysing a body fluid comprising
a tape magazine, an analytical test tape located in the tape magazine, and device electronics based upon integrated polymer circuits. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
- A hand-held device for analysing a body fluid comprising
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- A method of dispensing a test tape for an analysis of body fluid, the method comprising;
providing a test magazine including a test tape, a storage unit formed for unused test tape, a waste unit formed for used test tape and to be driven in order to move forward the test tape from the storage unit, and an integrated brake, applying a brake force with the integrated brake to hold the test tape under tension between the storage and waste units, actuating the test tape with a tensile force sufficient to move the test tape from the storage unit toward the waste unit. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
- A method of dispensing a test tape for an analysis of body fluid, the method comprising;
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