Patent ID: 8252248

Claim:
A test element for analysis of a liquid sample, the test element comprising: a channel which is suitable for capillary transport of the liquid sample and which is provided with an inlet opening for the liquid sample and with an air outlet opening, a free space inside the test element, the inlet opening and the air outlet opening each being contiguous with the free space, at least one test field being arranged inside the channel at a distance from the inlet opening, the test element comprises a sample application site which is closed with a seal, and which is configured such that, when the seal is opened, the sample application site, the inlet opening of the channel, the air outlet opening of the channel, and the free space are simultaneously opened toward an outside environment of the test element, the sample application site being accessible for direct application of the liquid sample from outside the test element to be received inside the channel via flow of the liquid sample through the sample application site, the free space, and then through the inlet opening, for analysis in the at least one test field, wherein the seal is opened by one of being pierced and being cut.