Test strip containers and methods of using the same
CA 2424463 A1 · Owner: Lifescan, Inc. · Inventors: Otake, Gary
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Devices for dispensing test strips and methods of using the same are provided. The subject devices are characterized by having a base and a cover where the , cover, includes a test strip selecting element. The subject devices may also be characterized by, having a test strip holding means which may include a cover with resiliently deformable, walls and/or a gravity controlled test strip holding mechanism. In the subject methods, a, test strip container with at least one test strip is provided and placed into a position that, causes at least one test strip contained in the base to move into the cover so that a single, test strip is selected for use. The subject methods may also include …
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- Filed March 31, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 31, 2023.
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