Integrated fluid analyte meter system
AssigneeBayer HealthCare LLC
InventorsIgor Gofman, Mitchel Stein
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Abstract
An integrated meter system for determining information related to an analyte of a fluid sample includes a meter including a housing and a plurality of test sensors. Each of the plurality of test sensors includes a penetrating member, a testing portion, and a channel. The channel is adapted to receive the fluid sample. The test sensors are removably located within the housing. At least one of the test sensors is removably connected to an adjacent test sensor. The integrated meter system also includes a test-sensor advancement mechanism that is configured to advance the test sensors.
Claims21
1-21. (canceled)
A test sensor, comprising:
- a lid;
- a base, the base and the lid assisting in forming a channel;
- a testing portion positioned in the channel, the testing portion including reagent material;
- a penetrating member coupled to the channel such that the penetrating member is in fluid communication with the testing portion;
- a sealing member surrounding at least a portion of the penetrating member to assist in inhibiting communication between the reagent material and the atmosphere, the penetrating member being configured to pierce the sealing member in response to the sealing member deforming under a load applied by a user of the test sensor.
A method of using a meter, the method comprising:
- loading a test sensor into the meter, the test sensor including a sealing member, a penetrating member, a channel, and a testing portion, the channel being adapted to receive the fluid sample and being in fluid communication with the testing portion;
- advancing the test sensor with a test sensor-advancement mechanism such that:
- (i) the sealing member engages a portion of a user's skin;
- (ii) the penetrating member pierces the sealing member;
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- (iii) the penetrating member pierces the portion of the user's skin.
An integrated meter system for determining an analyte concentration of a fluid sample, the integrated meter system comprising:
- a meter housing;
- a plurality of test sensors removably located within the meter housing, each of the plurality of test sensors including a lid, a base, a penetrating member, a testing portion, a channel, and a sealing member, the lid and the base assisting in forming the channel, the channel being adapted to receive the fluid sample, the sealing member surrounding at least a portion of the penetrating member;
- a test-sensor advancement mechanism coupled to the meter housing and being configured to advance the plurality of test sensors, in response to the test-sensor advancement mechanism advancing a first one of the test sensors into a portion of a user's skin, the sealing member of the first one of the test sensors is configured to deform such that the penetrating member of the first one of the test sensors pierces the sealing member and the portion of the user's skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.