Patent ID: 7562774

Claim:
An analysis kit, comprising: an analyzer for analyzing a target analyte in a sample; a sampling tool for taking a sample, wherein the sampling tool includes an operating portion and a sampling tip; and an adapter housing for holding the analyzer and the sampling tool, wherein the adapter housing comprises: an upper end, a lower end, a first holding portion for holding the analyzer, and a second holding portion for holding the sampling tool, wherein the second holding portion includes an upper opening for exposing the operating portion of the sampling tool, and a lower opening for exposing the sampling tip of the sampling tool, wherein, when the second holding portion holds the sampling tool, the operating portion of the sampling tool projects out from the upper opening of the second holding portion beyond the upper end of the adapter housing, and the sampling tip of the sampling tool projects out from the lower opening of the second holding portion beyond the lower end of the adapter housings, wherein the analyzer comprises a blood sugar measuring device.