Patent ID: 8940540
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for testing an amount of an analyte in a fluid sample, the device comprising: a device housing having a front end, a rear end, a first opening positioned between the front end and the rear end, and a second opening positioned at the front end; a cartridge disposed in the device housing; a plurality of test strip packages in a stacked arrangement within the cartridge, each of the test strip packages comprising a packaging housing, a test sensor positioned within the packaging housing, and a cover sealing the test sensor within the packaging housing; a drive mechanism associated with the device housing and aligned with the second opening, the drive mechanism configured to engage one of the plurality of test strip packages and to move the one of the plurality of test strip packages relative to other test strip packages in the stacked arrangement; a knife mechanism associated with the drive mechanism, the knife mechanism configured to pierce the cover of the one of the plurality of test strip packages and to urge the test sensor out of the packaging housing and into the first opening, wherein the plurality of test strip packages is stacked at a non-perpendicular angle relative to a vertical wall of the cartridge.