Method for Producing a Membrane Ring or Test Strip Ring and Ring Magazine

摘要

A method for producing a membrane ring or test strip ring for a diagnostic test device includes an elongate strip that is divided into segments by cuts running transversely to the longitudinal direction of the strip, where the cuts are made only as far as a residual width of the strip so that a material bridge remains intact between the segments adjacent to the cuts (24). The strip is closed by bringing its ends together to form a ring where the cut edges of the cuts running towards the material bridges each enclose an acute angle (α). The ring is inserted into a support structure as a membrane ring or test strip ring for the test device.

主权项

1. A method for producing a membrane ring or test strip ring for a diagnostic test device for examining body fluids, comprising:
a) cutting an elongate strip of into segments, such that the segments are divided by cuts running transversely to a longitudinal direction of the strip, wherein the cuts are made only as far as a residual width of the strip so that a material bridge remains intact between the segments adjacent to the cuts; b) closing the strip by bringing its ends together to form a ring, wherein cut edges of each of the cuts running towards the material bridges enclose an acute angle; and c) inserting the ring into a support structure as the membrane ring or test strip ring for the test device, wherein the ring is inserted into a disc-shaped housing of the support structure that includes a plurality of chambers so that each of the segments is allocated to one of the chambers of the housing.