Patent ID: 8998032
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A cartridge comprising: a plurality of walls forming at least one cavity therein, the cavity being adapted to contain a plurality of test sensors, the plurality of test sensors being adapted to assist in the determination of a concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample, at least one of the plurality of walls forming an opening adapted to allow a test sensor to be dispensed therefrom; and a dispensing mechanism adapted to dispense a test sensor through the opening, the dispensing mechanism including a wheel, the wheel sealing the opening in a first position, the wheel being adapted to rotate from the first position to a second position to unseal the opening, the wheel being adapted to rotate from the second position to the first position to seal the opening, an axis of symmetry of the wheel being modified in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction when the wheel is moved via an inclined slope between the first position and the second position to assist in unsealing the opening and dispensing the test sensor, wherein a portion of the wheel remains within the cartridge in the first position, and wherein a portion of the wheel remains within the opening in the second position during dispensing.