Patent ID: 7749453

Claim:
A liquid containment system for use with an analyte concentration measuring system including a fluid-accepting test strip, the liquid containment system comprising: at least one containment device including, a first flexible layer and a second flexible layer sealed together to form a hermetically sealed reservoir therebetween, wherein the reservoir includes a liquid control solution that is configured to mimic a physiological fluid, wherein the first and second flexible layers include a tearable portion extending from a first notch to a second notch both formed within the first and second flexible layers and defining a tear line between a first and second portion of the reservoir, and wherein the hermetically sealed reservoir has a volume equivalent to a single dose in the form of a single drop of the control solution upon tearing of the tearable portion; and a third flexible layer fixedly disposed against the first or second flexible layers and adjacent to one or both of the first and second reservoir portions and configured and arranged to present a platform for receiving the single drop of the control solution and to present the single drop to the fluid-accepting test strip upon tearing of the tearable portion of the first and second flexible layers.