cartridge for test strips and a method for including a calibration code onto the cartridge and for reading the code

摘要

A cartridge for storing a plurality of test strips suitable for analyzing body fluid, such as blood is designed such that the test strips can be brought out of the cartridge for performing a body fluid measurement. Such test strips need to be identified in order to calibrate the measurement to lot-to-lot variations of test strips. The identification is accomplished by means for data transfer from the cartridge (4, 5) and an electrical component (9) connected between the electrical connectors for identifying a calibration code for the lot of strips included in the cartridge.

主权项

1. A cartridge for analytical test strips, comprising:
a body having a housing for a plurality of test strips, a means for data transfer from the cartridge, and resistor connected between the exactly two electrical connectors for identifying a calibration code for the analytical test strips included in the cartridge.