Patent ID: 7641777
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: G01N,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a test meter adapted to measure an analyte of interest in a biological fluid applied to a test strip having a contact pad, comprising: a. providing a meter including a housing having a first wall and a second wall defining an opening therebetween, the housing further including an insertion limiting wall positioned for engagement by a test strip inserted into the opening, the meter further including a contact wire for establishing electrical contact between the test meter and the contact pad of the test strip when the test strip is inserted into the slot, the contact wire comprising first, second and third portions, the first portion for engaging the contact pad of the test strip, the third portion being for engaging the test strip at a location spaced from the contact pad, the contact wire having a first condition in which no test strip is received within the opening and in which: b. partially inserting the test strip into the opening adjacent the first wall a first distance to a position in which the test strip is in contact with the third portion of the contact wire but is not in contact with the first portion of the contact wire, the third portion of the contact wire having been moved away from the first wall to a position more distant from the first wall than in the first condition of the contact wire; and c. fully inserting the test strip into the opening adjacent the first wall a second distance to a position in which the test strip is in engagement with the insertion limiting wall, the third portion of the contact wire having been moved away from the first wall to a position more distant from the first wall than when the test strip has been partially inserted into the opening, the first portion of the contact wire being in electrical contact with the contact pad of the test strip when the test strip is engaged with the insertion limiting wall thereby allowing measurement of an analyte of interest in a biological fluid.