| US 7,547,417 B2 | ||
| Storage container for analytical devices | ||
| Klaus-Dieter Sacherer, Kirchheim (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 02, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/263,266. | ||
| Application 10/263266 is a continuation of application No. 09/298689, filed on Apr. 23, 1999, granted, now 6,497,845. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 198 18 359 (DE), filed on Apr. 24, 1998; and application No. 198 54 316 (DE), filed on Nov. 25, 1998. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0059350 A1, Mar. 27, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. B01L 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 422—104 [422/63; 422/64; 422/65; 422/102; 436/180] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A system for holding analytical devices, the system comprising
a storage container comprising a rigid material containing separate chambers in each of which at least one analytical device
can be accommodated, wherein each of the chambers has at least two opposite openings each opening being sealed by a foil,
wherein at least one of the chambers comprises a means for fixing the position of the analytical device in the chamber,
the at least one analytical device formed to perforate the foil,
a compact measuring instrument including functional components and formed to hold the storage container therein, and
means for holding the storage container in the measuring instrument and for the removal of individual analytical devices from
the storage container wherein the storage container is positioned relative to the functional components of the measuring instrument
in order to remove the individual analytical device from the storage container.
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