| 摘要 |
In known analyzers, test elements are supplied in the form of a stack retained in a cartridge. However, the presence of the cartridge has proved to be not entirely satisfactory due to their expense, the difficulty in determining when they are "empty", and also the problems associated with supplying lables giving the correct information relating to the test elements in a particular cartridge. Described herein is a stack of test elements which are not housed in a cartridge and a method for forming such a stack. A stack (8B) is formed of heat-fusible plastic slide elements (10B, 10'B) which are temporarily and non-destructively fused together so that the stack (8B) can be used without the need for a cartridge. Furthermore, the test elements (10B, 10'B) have one of their edges (16B) colored, the other edges (18B) remaining uncolored so that a bar code (200, 202, 204, 206) can be formed due to simple rotation of each test element in the stack (8B) prior to fusing the elements (10B, 10'B) together. <IMAGE> |
