B65D83/0817

Test-strip storage vial
10259640 · 2019-04-16 · ·

The present invention relates to a test-strip storage vial, comprising a vial body, a test-strip storing chamber, a button pole, and a baffle; wherein the test strip storing chamber is disposed inside the vial body; wherein the button pole is provided at the side of the vial body and capable of moving vertically; wherein the baffle is provided at one end of the storing chamber and capable of moving horizontally, wherein a top-lifted unit is provided at another end of the storing chamber; wherein the top-lifted is capable of vertically supporting test strips disposed in the storing chamber and enables the test strips to move towards the baffle; wherein the button pole is connected to the baffle through a flexible part; wherein the baffle is connected to the vial body through an elastic part; wherein the test strip is ejected by the horizontal movement of the baffle.

Film Dispensing Device For Delivery Of An Active Ingredient
20180369072 · 2018-12-27 · ·

The present disclosure relates to a film dispensing device, said device including: a housing defining a dispensing orifice; a cartridge storing a film rolled around a bobbin, said cartridge including: a chamber holding said rolled film therewithin, said chamber defined by base, front wall, rear wall and a plurality of side walls of said cartridge, wherein said front wall defines an opening to allow ejection of said film; at least one driving roller to drive said film; a roller biasing element, said roller biasing element configured to transpose the at least one driving roller between an disengaged position and an engaged position; a slicer to cut said film of the pre-determined length; a driving unit configured to confer motion to said at least one driving roller to drive the film for a pre-determined length. The present disclosure further relates to a cartridge for storing and ejecting a film rolled around a bobbin.

Systems and methods for facilitating fluid flow during enhanced detection and quantification of analytes

Devices, systems, and methods for detecting molecules of interest within a collected sample are described herein. In certain embodiments, self-contained sample analysis systems are disclosed, which include a reusable reader component, a disposable cartridge component, and a disposable sample collection component. The reader component may communicate with a remote computing device for the digital transmission of test protocols and test results. In various disclosed embodiments, the systems, components, and methods are configured to identify the presence, absence, and/or quantity of particular nucleic acids, proteins, or other analytes of interest, for example, in order to test for the presence of one or more pathogens or contaminants in a sample.

RAG DISPENSER
20180251289 · 2018-09-06 ·

Methods and apparatuses for dispensing a rag are disclosed. The dispenser includes a housing within which a plurality of rags are disposed. The plurality of rags are arranged in a stack. In some embodiments, the stack of rags is disposed in a bag, and then placed in the housing. In other embodiments, the stack of rags is placed on a dispensing plate in the housing. The dispensing plate is moveable between one or more vertical positions in the housing. The rags may be hemless or edgeless and formed via ultrasonic cutting. The housing may include more than one opening and dispense more than one type of rag

Transducer sensor housing
10041819 · 2018-08-07 · ·

A sensor housing container comprises a container having an opening, a lid that covers the opening, and a sensor housing body that can be pulled out of the opening of the container. The sensor housing body includes a sensor case, a plurality of sensors, and a spring that biases these sensors. The sensor case is provided with a sensor discharge port at the portion where the sensors are biased by the spring. Also, this sensor discharge port is provided with a guide protrusion for aligning the sensor discharge port with a sensor insertion port of a measurement device. Furthermore, the inner face of the container is provided with a push-out protrusion that contacts with the end of the sensors on the opposite side from electrodes, at the portion corresponding to the end of the sensors on the opposite side from the electrodes inside the sensor case.

Cartridges, kits, and methods for enhanced detection and quantification of analytes

Devices, systems, and methods for detecting molecules of interest within a collected sample are described herein. In certain embodiments, self-contained sample analysis systems are disclosed, which include a reusable reader component, a disposable cartridge component, and a disposable sample collection component. The reader component may communicate with a remote computing device for the digital transmission of test protocols and test results. In various disclosed embodiments, the systems, components, and methods are configured to identify the presence, absence, and/or quantity of particular nucleic acids, proteins, or other analytes of interest, for example, in order to test for the presence of one or more pathogens or contaminants in a sample.

Glove Dispensing Assembly
20180162628 · 2018-06-14 ·

The present disclosure is directed to a dispensing assembly for dispensing articles, such as disposable gloves, and methods of manufacturing same. The dispensing assembly includes a container having a plurality of exterior panels. The exterior panels define an internal chamber and an dispenser opening on the container. The dispensing assembly also includes an article dispensing component housed within the internal chamber. The article dispensing component includes a first panel and a second panel configured together to form an article storage area. The article storage area is configured to receive a plurality of articles. In addition, the first panel is stationary and the second panel is biased towards the first panel via one or more flexible members. Further, the first and second panels include one or more aligned recesses configured to receive the one or more flexible members. Thus, the second panel is configured to maintain the articles adjacent to the dispenser opening of the container as the articles are dispensed from the opening of the container.

Article dispenser and methods relating to same
09981798 · 2018-05-29 ·

A dispenser that may be loaded with a plurality of interconnected articles with at least one grasping section and that may then be selectively withdrawn one at a time out through an extraction site and indexed for subsequent withdrawal upon removal along with methods of manufacturing and assembling, the article itself, and additional features such as a separator for engaging the article to dispense the article in an open configuration, a restrainer for aiding separation of the articles, and an elevator or ramp for locating the grasping sections of the articles near the extraction site are disclosed herein.