| 摘要 |
<p>There are two common types of test elements which are used in analyzers, namely potentiometric and colorimetric test elements. However, due to a difference in their construction, in particular each type of test element having a different sample wetting location, different evaporation covers are required to prevent evaporation of patient sample on each element when it is retained in an incubator of the analyzer. In order to simplify the construction of an analyzer, an evaporation cover (40) is disclosed herein which is useful to cover both types of test element (E, E min ). Both types of test elements (E, E min ) are accommodated by constructing a flat sealing portion of the undersurface (44) of the cover (40) of sufficient length so as to sealingly cover the wetting location of the colorimetric type (E min ), and by providing means (62) on the cover (40) for camming the cover (40) away from a test element (E, E min ) as it is being inserted under the cover (40).</p> |
