Patent ID: 7820104

Claim:
A test strip analysis apparatus for analyzing elongated test strips, with at least one test field, for detecting substances therein, whereupon the reflectivity or transmissivity of the at least one test field changes during a specific reaction period based on a concentration level of a substance to be detected, said apparatus comprising: a housing that defines an insertion station for receiving a test strip to be analyzed; an optical measuring unit for measuring the test strip; a transport device for transporting the test strip from the insertion station to the optical measuring unit within a desired reaction period for the test strip, wherein the transport device comprises first and second transport sections interconnected through a connecting region and driven independently of one another, such that the first transport section is configured to solely transport the test strip at a higher first transport speed from the insertion station to the connecting region, and the second transport section is configured to solely transport the test strip at a slower second transport speed from the connecting region to the optical measuring unit; and a sensor for detecting a test strip at the insertion station.