Patent ID: 8545774

Claim:
An analysis system configured to analyze a liquid sample provided on a test element, said system comprising: an evaluation appliance configured to evaluate electrical signals; a test element holder configured to hold and move the test element from an initial position to a measurement position within the analysis system; and an electrical contact element at least partially mounted on the test element holder having at least a portion facing towards and at a distance from a contact surface of the test element when held by the test element holder in the initial position, said electrical contact element being moveably retained by the test element holder in both the initial and measurement positions, wherein the electrical contact element moves relative to the test element holder and into contact with the contact surface of the test element when the test element is moved from the initial position to the measurement position by the test element holder which makes an electrical connection between the contact surface and the evaluation appliance such that the liquid sample provided on the test element is analyzed by the evaluation appliance via electrical signals from the test element.