Patent ID: 7416430

Claim:
A contact connector assembly adapted to be used in a sensor-dispensing instrument that contains a plurality of electrochemical test sensors, the contact connector assembly comprising: at least four electrical contacts; a housing connector forming at least one housing opening, the at least one housing opening being adapted to receive the at least four electrical contacts; a base connector being coupled to the housing connector so as to form a sensor-receiving opening adapted to receive one of the plurality of test sensors, at least one of the base connector and the housing connector being adapted to move between a first position and a second position; and a moveable mechanism coupled to at least one of the housing connector and the base connector, the moveable mechanism being adapted to move at least one of the base connector or the housing connector between the first position and the second position, wherein the housing connector and the base connector are adapted to be coupled in a first position such they are adapted to hold one of the plurality of test sensors and the housing connector and the base connector are adapted to be coupled in a second position such that they allow the test sensor to be removed therefrom.