Patent ID: 7918121

Claim:
A test system for determining an analyte concentration in a fluid sample, comprising: a sensor container having a base and a lid, the sensor container enclosing a plurality of test sensors therein being accessible via the lid, the sensor container including a calibration label attached thereto, the calibration label including a plurality of electrical contacts located thereon, the electrical contacts being adapted to encode calibration information onto the calibration label; and a testing device including a housing with an exterior surface, the exterior surface of the housing defining a sensor-container opening, the sensor-container opening enabling accessibility of an auto-calibration feature, the auto-calibration feature being external to the exterior surface of the housing, the auto-calibration feature including a plurality of calibration elements being adapted to communicate with the plurality of electrical contacts on the calibration label, wherein the testing device is adapted to determine the calibration information encoded on the calibration label in response to the calibration elements engaging the electrical contacts, a portion of the sensor container remaining external to the testing device while the encoded calibration information is being determined.