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US 8,377,697 B2Granted
Cap-linked test strip carrier for vial augmentation
AssigneeAbbott Diabetes Care Inc.
InventorsChristopher Myles, Cherie Bulala
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides test strip carriers for insertion into test strip vials and methods of making the same. Also provided are test strip vials including test strip carriers, and systems including test strip vials, test strip carriers and analytical test strips. The test strip carriers of the present disclosure are capable of engaging with the caps of test strip vials and thereby facilitating the retrieval of one or more test strips from the test strip vials upon opening of the test strip vials.
Claims18
A method for removing a test strip from a test strip vial comprising:
- a. opening a test strip vial comprising:
- a cap coupled to the test strip vial;
- and
- a test strip carrier, wherein the test strip carrier comprises:
- a first end inserted into the test strip vial and defining a test strip basket for holding a plurality of test strips;
- and
- a second end snapedly engaged with and fitting within the cap,
- wherein opening the cap while the second end stays engaged with the cap raises the test strip basket from a first position to a second position within the test strip vial;
- and
- b. removing at least one test strip from the test strip basket.
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