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US 6,908,008 B2Granted
Test device with means for storing and dispensing diagnostic strips
AssigneeLifeScan, Inc.
InventorJerry T. Pugh
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Abstract
The invention provides a substantially moisture-proof, air-tight apparatus for both dispensing a plurality of diagnostic test strips and testing a biological fluid dispensed onto the strip. One strip may be advanced for use in testing using a single, translational movement.
Claims12
An apparatus comprising:
- a dispenser comprising a housing having a chamber;
- a means for retaining a plurality of test strips in a substantially moisture-proof, air-tight first position;
- and a means for opening the chamber and moving one of the plurality of test strips translationally from a first position inside of the chamber to a second position at least partially outside of the chamber, wherein the opening of the chamber and the moving of the one test strip is achieved by a single mechanical motion;
- and
- an electrochemical analyzing means for analyzing a biological fluid.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a dispenser comprising a housing having a chamber, a means for retaining a plurality of test strips in a substantially moisture-proof, air-tight first position, and a means for opening the chamber and moving the plurality of test strips one at a time from a first position inside of the chamber to a second position at least partially outside of the chamber;
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- an electrochemical analyzing means for analyzing a biological fluid deposited on a test strip when in the second position.
A method of dispensing and using a plurality of test strips for analyzing biological fluid, the method comprising:
- providing an apparatus comprising a housing having a chamber, a means for retaining a plurality of test strips in a substantially moisture-proof, air-tight first position within the chamber, and an electrochemical means for analyzing a biological fluid;
- opening the chamber and moving one of the plurality of test strips from the first position inside of the chamber to a second position at least partially outside of the chamber;
- causing the biological fluid to contact the test strip when in the second position;
- and
- electrochemically analyzing the biological fluid when the test strip is in the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.