Patent ID: 7264139
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A sensor dispensing device for dispensing sensors for testing of analyte concentration in a fluid to be applied thereto, the device comprising: a cartridge having an outer casing and a plurality of sensors arranged one upon another in a stack therein; a pushing member; the cartridge having a first dispensing end and a second opposing end spaced a fixed distance apart, and the cartridge including a first aperture for the ejection of a sensor closest to the first end and a second aperture opposed to the first aperture, for access by said pushing member; wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are each provided with compliant sealing means which are carried by the cartridge, said compliant sealing means are at least partly disposed outside the outer casing, the sealing means having first and second sealing surfaces which are capable of co-operating to releasably form a substantially moisture-tight seal when acted upon by suitable external clamping forces; the device further comprising: a housing for receiving the cartridge; for each of the said compliant sealing means, a pair of clamping members for releasably clamping the sealing means to form a substantially moisture-tight seal; and said pushing member reversibly inserting through the second aperture when the sealing means are not clamped, for pushing the sensor closest to the first end through the first aperture to a dispensed position.