Patent ID: 9482623
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B01L,G01N

Claim Text:
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.