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(43) Date of publication: 21.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/04 (21) Application number: 06750726.9 (22) Date of filing: 18.04.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 27/327(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/014753 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/120149 (25.10.2007 Gazette 2007/43)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (71) Applicant: Home Diagnostics, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (US)	(72) Inventors: SLOMSKI, Dennis Wellington, Florida 33467 (US) POPOVICH, Natasha Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 (US) (74) Representative: Molnia, David  df-mp Fünf Höfe Theatinerstrasse 16 80333 München 80333 München (DE)