Patent ID: 9301715
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A61B,B01L,B29C,G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for producing an analytical magazine, wherein the analytical magazine is designed to receive a plurality of analytical aids in a plurality of chambers, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing first component of the analytical magazine, wherein the first component comprises a plurality of receptacles, providing a plurality of analytical aids, each having a tip, wherein the analytical aids are connected to one another and oriented with respect to one another by at least one holding element, the analytical aids are arranged in a circular pattern such that the tips of the analytical aids point radially outward from a center of the circular pattern, introducing the analytical aids into the receptacles, wherein all analytical aids are loaded into respective chambers simultaneously; and separating the analytical aids from the holding element such that each of the analytical aids are individually positioned into respective receptacles and are separated from one another, applying a second component of the analytical magazine onto the first component, wherein the analytical aids are produced at least in part integrally with the holding element, wherein the analytical aids are worked from a common material of the holding element, wherein the common material is a metallic material, wherein the holding element extends between adjacent analytical aids and at least partially surrounds the tip of each of the adjacent analytical aids.