Bottled glucose sensor with no handling
AssigneeAscensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG
InventorSteven C. Charlton
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Abstract
A device and system for automatic handling of a sensor strip by a part of a meter that includes a sensor strip having a first section, a second section, and an intermediate section. The sensor strip includes at least a first opening about a first end thereof and a second opening about a second end thereof. A meter part includes a pair of pivoting catches configured to engage and grasp a sensor strip from a container containing a plurality of sensor strips. The sensor strip may thus be removed from a container for testing without need for manual handling of the strip by a user.
Claims20
A method for retrieving a sensor strip from a container using a meter, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of sensor strips in a container, each one of the plurality of sensor strips having an opening in a first location or in a second different location, the plurality of sensor strips arranged such that one of the plurality of sensor strips having an opening in the first location is adjacent one of the plurality of sensor strips having an opening in the second different location;
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- providing a meter portion comprising an upper catch and a lower catch, the meter portion configured to be inserted into the container and to contact a topmost sensor strip of the plurality of sensor strips, wherein the meter portion is configured to grasp the topmost sensor strip with the upper catch provided the topmost sensor strip has the opening in the first position or with the lower catch provided the topmost sensor strip has the opening in the second different position.
A method for retrieving a sensor strip from a container using a meter, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of sensor strips in a container, each one of the plurality of sensor strips having an opening in a first location or in a second different location, the plurality of sensor strips arranged such that one of the plurality of sensor strips having an opening in the first location is adjacent one of the plurality of sensor strips having an opening in the second different location;
- providing a meter portion comprising an upper catch and a lower catch;
- inserting the meter portion into the container;
- contacting a topmost sensor strip of the plurality of sensor strips with the meter portion;
- and
- grasping the topmost sensor strip with the upper catch engaged in the opening in the first position or with the lower catch engaged in the opening in the second different position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.