Test strip assembly with containers

A test strip assembly comprising containers, wherein the test strip assembly has a first region having at least one first container of the containers and a second region also having at least one second container of the containers;

• wherein the at least one first container of the first region has a flat transparent bottom and is configured to retain patient fluid therein for analysis via at least one analysis device and the at least one second container of the second region has a V-shaped or U-shaped bottom and is configured to retain liquid having a buffer solution and at least one reagent therein, the at least one second container of the second region also configured to receive a distal end of a pipette therein;
• wherein the at least one first container in the first region and the at least one second container in the second region are made of different materials, the at least one first container being cylindrical and the at least one second container being cuboid;
• the test strip assembly having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first region being adjacent the first side and the second region being adjacent the second side, the first side having a rounded end and the second side being wider than the rounded end of the first side;
• a clamping spring being positioned on the second side of the test strip assembly to releasably couple the test strip assembly to a carrier;
• and
• the test strip assembly tapering in the second region and also tapering in the first region as compared to the second region such that the test strip assembly tapers as the test strip assembly extends from the second region to the first region.