Test strip sample application video system
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsDavid ELDER, Steven SETFORD, Ryan WALSH, Allan FAULKNER
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Abstract
An analyte meter having a test strip port includes a camera which is configured to transmit digital images of a test strip in the test strip port for display to facilitate simultaneous application of a sample to the test strip.
Claims22
A test meter comprising:
- a meter housing having a test strip port for receiving an analytical test strip inserted therein;
- a video camera configured to be aimed toward the test strip for capturing and transmitting video images of the test strip;
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- a display screen for displaying the video images of the test strip.
A test meter comprising:
- a test strip port for receiving a test strip;
- a video camera and a light source mounted to the test meter, the video camera movable between a first position and a second deployed position;
- and
- a display connected to the video camera, the video camera configured to capture video images of the test strip for transmitting the video images of the test strip to the display.
A method of performing a test strip measurement in a test meter having a built-in video camera and a built-in display, the method comprising:
- detecting the presence of a test strip that is inserted into a test strip port of the test meter;
- activating the built-in video camera to capture video images of the inserted test strip;
- transmitting the captured video images of the inserted test strip to the display;
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- receiving a sample on the test strip while simultaneously displaying the captured video images on the display.
A hand-held test meter for use with an analytical test strip in the determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample, the hand-held test meter comprising:
- a housing;
- a microprocessor block;
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- a video camera and video camera display,
- wherein the microprocessor block and the video camera and video camera display are configured to a capture a real-time image of an analytical test strip inserted into the hand-held test meter and a user's approaching finger and display the real-time image in a magnified format, and
- wherein the video camera and video camera display are moveable between a stored position and an operating position.
A method for determining an analyte in a bodily fluid sample, the method comprising:
- moving a video camera and video camera display of a hand-held test meter from a stored position to an operating position;
- inserting an analytical test strip into the hand-held test meter;
- displaying a magnified real-time image of the analytical test strip inserted and an approaching user's finger on a display of the video camera and video camera display to guide a user in the application of a bodily fluid sample to the analytical test strip;
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- determining an analyte in the bodily fluid sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.