Patent ID: 11911768
Assignee: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A test element support, wherein the test element support is configured to bear or to hold up a test element as a separate element, wherein the test element support comprises:
at least one heating element for heating the test element for analytical examination of a sample,
the heating element having a substrate, the substrate being made of at least one substrate material, the substrate comprising at least one active area configured for being heated and at least one non-active area outside the active area,
the active area and the non-active area being separated by at least one thermal insulation element, wherein the thermal insulation element has a lower thermal conductivity than the substrate material, wherein the thermal insulation element is fully or partially embedded into the substrate; and

at least one heater, wherein the heater comprises at least one heater substrate, wherein the heater substrate is attached to the substrate, wherein the heater substrate is attached to a back face of the substrate, the back face opposing a front face of the substrate configured for contacting the test element, and wherein the active area of the heating element forms an integrated heating surface of the test element support.