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US 2024/0130650 A1Published application
Stickpack-type packaging for a test strip
AssigneeRoche Diabetes Care, Inc.
InventorAxel Ahl
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Abstract
The application concerns a stickpack-type packaging comprising an elongate foil tube having two transverse sealing joints, such that a tightly closed fill space is provided in the foil tube for storing a product. It is proposed that a single disposable test strip is arranged in the fill space, wherein the test strip has a chemistry pad for detecting an analyte in a sample, and the chemistry pad is arranged at a distance at least from one of the transverse sealing joints.
Claims14
A method for producing a stickpack-type packaging containing a test strip, comprising:
- a) forming an elongate foil tube having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end;
- b) sealing the first longitudinal end of the foil tube by a first heat-sealed transverse joint, thereby providing an open fill space for receiving a test strip;
- c) after step b), introducing the test strip into the open fill space;
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- d) after step c), sealing the second longitudinal end of the elongate foil tube by a second heat-sealed transverse joint, thereby closing the open fill space containing the test strip.
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