Patent ID: 9128066
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A system for analyzing a body fluid comprising a collecting element which receives the body fluid in a reservoir, a test element designed to detect an analyte in the body fluid, a transfer device for making a fluidic connection between the collecting element and the test element, and a detection unit which detects an analyte-specific measurement signal on the test element during a measurement interval, wherein the transfer device permanently brings the test element into contact with the body fluid located in the reservoir during the measurement interval so that a liquid column is maintained on a detection area of the test element, the liquid volume of the reservoir is defined such that the liquid column over the detection area does not fall below a minimum height for the duration of the measurement interval; and the transfer device is configured to physically separate the test element and the collecting element from one another after the measurement interval.