Patent ID: 8153080
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cartridge for storing test sensors, the cartridge comprising: a one-piece housing having a first opening and a second opening, the one-piece housing being formed by a main-housing portion fixedly joined to a lid-housing portion, the test sensors being stored in the one-piece housing such that at least one of the edges of at least one of the test sensors abuts an internal surface of the main housing portion during storage, the first opening having a first seal and the second opening having a second seal, the first seal and the second seal each having an open position and a closed position, the first seal being separate and distinct from the second seal, the first and the second seals being substantially enclosed within the one-piece housing in response to the first and the second seals being in the open position and in the closed position; and a mechanical mechanism positioned within the one-piece housing and being configured to urge the test sensors in a first direction, wherein the first and second seals in the closed position provide a substantially moisture-proof and a substantially air-tight cartridge during the storage of the test sensors and during the dispensing of one of the test sensors, and wherein one of the first seal or the second seal in the open position allows one of the test sensors to be moved therethrough.