Patent ID: 7337918

Claim:
A strip dispenser comprising: a strip magazine having a magazine open end, a strip container portion, and an outer magazine casing connected to said strip container portion adjacent said magazine open end, said outer magazine casing extending in a spaced relationship from and surrounding said strip container portion adjacent said magazine open end for a predefined distance along said strip container portion, said strip container portion defining a magazine volume having an open magazine top; a magazine spring within said strip container portion; a strip vial component having a magazine receiving end, a closed end and a vial recess for slidably receiving said strip magazine between a first position and a second position wherein said vial recess has a shoulder portion spaced from said closed end and adjacent to and aligned with said open magazine top; and a cover enclosing said magazine open end and having a slit spaced a predefined distance from an edge of said cover wherein said slit is in communication with said magazine volume and said open magazine top and in spacial alignment with said shoulder portion of said vial recess.