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US 7,063,234 B2Granted
Meter strip dispenser assembly
AssigneeCSP Technologies, Inc.
InventorJean-Pierre Giraud
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to diagnostic kits that house and deliver a carrier for an analyte, such as a test strip carrying an blood glucose analyte used by persons afflicted with diabetes in order to determine their blood glucose levels.
Claims16
A meter strip dispensing assembly for dispensing a test strip, comprised of:
- a housing;
- a container for holding test strips, the container positioned within the housing;
- a moveable body moveable between:
- (i) a first position that engages a test strip and displaces the test strip partially out of the housing through a container opening;
- and (ii) a second position that engages the test strip and displaces the test strip substantially entirely out of the housing through the container opening;
- an actuator located on the housing, which actuator comprises a push button mechanism;
- and
- a moveable mechanism that connects the moveable body to the actuator;
- wherein:
- (a) when the push button mechanism of the actuator is pushed, the moveable mechanism drives the moveable body to the first position;
- and (b) wherein the push button mechanism of the actuator is pushed again, the moveable mechanism drives the moveable body to the second position;
- and
- wherein the moveable body cycles back and forth upon repeated pushing of the push button mechanism of the actuator.
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