Analytical system for examining a body fluid and method for the operation of an analytical system

摘要

An analytical system for examining a body fluid and a method of operation of an analytical system, typically for blood sugar tests, including an exchangeable magazine (18) as a consumable, which includes a plurality of magazine units (24) that are each provided with at least one analytical aid (32, 34) and with a transport element (28), a hand-held device (12) having a magazine guide (16) for receiving the magazine (18), a transport mechanism (48) that engages on the transport elements so as to transport the magazine in steps in the magazine guide, including a positioning mechanism (50) for positioning an active magazine unit in a predefined functional position, wherein retaining means (52, 54) of the positioning mechanism can be brought into engagement with transport elements of the magazine.

主权项

1. An analytical system for examining a body fluid, the system comprising:
an exchangeable magazine comprising a plurality of magazine units that are each provided with at least one analytical aid and a transport element, a hand-held device having a magazine guide for receiving the magazine, a transport mechanism that engages on the transport elements which are optionally arranged in a ring shape, so as to transport the magazine in steps in the magazine guide, and a positioning mechanism for positioning an active magazine unit in a predefined functional position, wherein retaining means of the positioning mechanism can be brought into engagement with transport elements of the magazine.