Patent ID: 9383351
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61B,B01L,C12Q,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A test strip to assist in determining the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample, comprising: a base of the test strip including a first portion of a capillary channel therein and at least one interior surface with a reagent deposited thereon, the reagent being located to contact the fluid sample in response to the fluid sample being introduced into the first portion of the capillary channel via an inlet of the first portion of the capillary channel and traveling along the first portion of the capillary channel due to capillary action; a tab including a second portion of the capillary channel therein, the tab being removably attached to an end of the base and adjacent to the inlet of the first portion of the capillary channel; and a break line separating the first portion of the capillary channel and the second portion of the capillary channel, the break line including (i) a scored line, (ii) a thinned line, or (iii) a thinned area, wherein the inlet to the first portion of the capillary channel is formed along the break line in response to the tab being at least partially separated from the base.