| 摘要 |
<p>A device (10) for accepting a strip (106) supporting a chemistry which reacts with a medically significant component of a body fluid to indicate the concentration of the component in the body fluid. The device (10) comprises a pathway (166) along which radiation is guided from a radiation source (264) to the strip (106) when the strip (106) is inserted into the device (10) and along which remission is guided from the strip (106) to a radiation detector (266) when the strip (106) is inserted into the device (10), and a housing (120) for providing a first remission. The housing (120) receives radiation from the radiation source (264) and produces the first remission which is guided along the pathway (166) to the radiation detector (266) when no strip (106) is in the device (10). The housing (120) is separated from the radiation source (264) by the strip (106) when the strip (106) is inserted into the device (10). The first remission and the strip's (106) remission indicate the absence and the presence, respectively, of the strip (106) in the device (10).</p> |
