Patent ID: 7501097

Claim:
An analysis system having a positioning device for a test element, the positioning device comprising: a support surface to support the test element; a position-specific surface configuration on the test element; a first switch component serving as a reference; wherein the first switch component is sitting on the support surface adjacent the test element or on a reference or a reference surface of the test element arranged on the support surface; a second switch component which is arranged parallel to the first switch component, wherein the second switch component sits on the position-specific surface configuration, such that the second switch component can be displaced perpendicular to the support surface depending on the configuration of the test element; and a switch, wherein the switch can be changed from an off position to an on position depending on a displacement of the second switch component relative to the first switch component and a plane on which the first switch component sits, said plane serving as a reference plane with respect to which the switching operation is performed.