Tape Magazine for a Hand-Held Device

摘要

The present invention concerns a tape magazine especially for a hand-held device for analyzing a body fluid with a test tape that can be unwound from a storage unit and wound onto a waste unit where the waste unit can be driven in order to wind forward the test tape. The invention provides that a lock which keeps the test tape under tension is integrated in the tape magazine at least on the storage unit. The present invention also concerns a hand-held device with such a tape magazine. The present invention also concerns a hand-held device with a mechanical drive for the test tape and a disposable hand-held device with polymer-based electronic components.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing a tape magazine that includes test tape, a storage unit with a supply spool around which unused test tape is wound, and a waste unit with a waste spool around which used test tape is wound; applying a brake force with an integrated brake to hold the test tape under tension between the storage unit and the waste unit; preventing the used test tape from being removed from the waste unit with a recoil prevention device engaging the waste spool; and driving the waste spool to actuate the test tape with a tensile force sufficient to move the test tape from the storage unit to the waste unit.