Patent ID: 8640916

Claim:
An electrochemical sensor dispenser device, comprising: an elongate body having a proximal and distal end, the elongate body further including a proximally positioned dispensing surface with an opening for dispensing an electrochemical sensor, the proximal end of the elongate body being configured for releasable axial engagement with a distal end of a test meter; a distally positioned chamber adapted for the storage of a series of electrochemical sensors; a sensor feeder mechanism disposed at the proximal end of said sensor dispenser device, the feeder mechanism including an elongate member having a first end and second end, the second end being adapted to move between a sensor engaging position and a sensor feeding position, the elongate member biased in the sensor engaging position prior to engagement with the test meter; and a mechanism enabling releasable engagement between the proximal end of the sensor dispenser device and the distal end of a test meter for engaging and receiving a sensor from the dispenser device and in which the mechanism enabling releasable engagement is configured to automatically cause the elongate member to be moved from the sensor engaging position to the sensor feeding position when the proximal end of the dispensing device is engaged with a test meter.