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US 5,720,924 AGranted
Storage system for test elements
AssigneeBoehringer Mannheim GmbH
InventorsHeino Eikmeier, Klaus-Dieter Sacherer, Joerg Schreiber, Wilfried Schmid, Hans-Juergen Kuhr
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Abstract
The system has several test elements, each of which is individually sealed to be impermeable to water vapor. The system storing test elements facilitates removal of test elements and protects the test elements contained in it against effects from the outside.
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A storage system for test elements for analyzing sample liquids, comprising:
- a rigid storage container including a plurality of tubes having two ends, the tubes having longitudinal axis which are parallel to one another, and the tubes having openings at the two ends thereof;
- foils sealing said openings of said tubes, said foils sealing interiors of said tubes from water vapor from the surroundings wherein said tubes and foils form water vapor-impermeable chambers;
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- a plurality of test elements individually located in a respective water vapor-impermeable chamber, wherein an angle of 1.degree. to 45.degree. is formed between an end of each test element and the opening opposite the end of the test element.
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A storage system for test elements for analyzing sample liquids, comprising;
- a rigid storage container including a plurality of tubes having two ends, the tubes having longitudinal axis which am parallel to one another, and the tubes having openings at the two ends thereof;
- foils sealing said openings of said tubes, said foils sealing interiors of said tubes from water vapor from the surroundings wherein said tubes and foils form water vapor-impermeable chambers;
- a plurality of test elements individually located in a respective water vapor-impermeable chamber;
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- pushing means for pushing a first end of one of the test elements such that a second end of the test element pierces a foil sealing the opening of the tube which is opposite the second end of the test element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.