A test meter of the type which receives a disposable test strip and a sample of bodily fluid from a patient and performs an electrochemical analysis of the amount of an analyte such as glucose in the sample includes a receptacle for receiving a container in which disposable test strips are provided,...http://www.google.de/patents/US5989917?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5989917 - Glucose monitor and test strip containers for use in same