Patent ID: 9204829
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A61B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A test meter for analyzing a body fluid sample applied to a test strip, the test meter comprising: an outer housing having an opening; an actuator positioned adjacent the outer housing; a dispensing member movably connected to the actuator, the dispensing member having a first end and a second end, the first end being a free end and the second end being a fixed end, the dispensing member configured to rotate about the fixed end; and a cartridge for storing a plurality of stacked test strips for distribution through the opening, the cartridge having a linear channel configured to permit movement of the dispensing member there through, the cartridge comprising a covering element hingedly connected to the dispensing member and configured to move the dispensing member when the covering element moves between a first position and a second actuated position, the covering element engaged with the actuator and moving from the first position to the second actuated position when the actuator is actuated; wherein the plurality of stacked test strips is biased toward the dispensing member, and wherein each time the actuator is actuated, the dispensing member is rotated about the fixed end, and the free end of the dispensing member moves along the linear channel to move one test strip from the plurality of stacked test strips through the opening and another test strip from the plurality of stacked test strips is biased toward the dispensing member.