Automated mechanical mechanism for a blood glucose sensor dispensing instrument

A sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors, each of said plurality of sensors being disposed in a sensor cavity on said sensor pack and enclosed by a protective covering, said sensor dispensing instrument further adapted to perform a test using one of said plurality of sensors, and comprising:

• an outer housing having a front end and a rear end, said outer housing further comprising a sensor opening through which one of said sensors is disposed to conduct the test, said sensor opening being disposed at the front end of the outer housing;
• a motor generally disposed within the outer housing;
• a linear drive system generally disposed within the outer housing;
• a power transfer system connected with the motor and the linear drive system for transferring power from the motor to the linear drive system;
• a disk drive mechanism generally disposed within the outer housing and connected to the linear drive system, the disk drive mechanism including a disk drive pusher, wherein the linear drive system moves the disk drive pusher when the motor is activated.