Integrated blood glucose measuring device with a test strip packaging system
First Claim
1. A test strip packaging apparatus for packaging test strips for use with a blood glucose meter, comprising:
- test strips, where the test strips have an electrical interface-end and a blood sample intake-end, and wherein the electrical interface-end and the blood sample intake-end of the test strip are positioned on opposite ends of the test strip;
the test strip packaging apparatus comprises the test strips in a stack on top of each other in a horizontally oriented stack, wherein each test strip is positioned within the stack with the interface-end and the sample intake end of the test strips aligned in the same direction in the stack;
the test strip packaging apparatus is configured to hold the stack together by a removable test strip wrapper, wherein the removable test strip wrapper encircles the stack and has two ends, and wherein the two ends of the wrapper are affixed to each other by an adhesive;
the test strip packaging apparatus is configured for inserting the stack inside a test strip magazine.
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Abstract
An integrated blood glucose measuring device is described that has blood glucose metering device, a glucose metering test strip storage mechanism attachable to the metering device, a test strip feeding mechanism for feeding a single test strip from the storage mechanism for blood intake. The metering device, the test strip storage mechanism and the test strip feeding mechanism are integrated into a single device for blood glucose measurement. In another embodiment, a lancet mechanism is attachable to a side of the metering device and thus the metering device, the storage mechanism, the test strip feeding mechanism, and the lancet mechanism are integrated into a single device for blood glucose measurement.
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17 Claims
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1. A test strip packaging apparatus for packaging test strips for use with a blood glucose meter, comprising:
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test strips, where the test strips have an electrical interface-end and a blood sample intake-end, and wherein the electrical interface-end and the blood sample intake-end of the test strip are positioned on opposite ends of the test strip; the test strip packaging apparatus comprises the test strips in a stack on top of each other in a horizontally oriented stack, wherein each test strip is positioned within the stack with the interface-end and the sample intake end of the test strips aligned in the same direction in the stack; the test strip packaging apparatus is configured to hold the stack together by a removable test strip wrapper, wherein the removable test strip wrapper encircles the stack and has two ends, and wherein the two ends of the wrapper are affixed to each other by an adhesive; the test strip packaging apparatus is configured for inserting the stack inside a test strip magazine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for packaging test strips in a test strip packaging apparatus, for use with a blood glucose meter, comprising the steps of:
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providing a test strip that has an electrical interface-end and a blood sample intake-end, and wherein the electrical interface-end and the blood sample intake-end of the test strip are positioned on opposite ends of the test strip; stacking the test strips by the test strip packaging apparatus in a stack on top of each other in a horizontally oriented stack, wherein each test strip is positioned within the stack wherein the interface-end and the sample intake end of other test strips are aligned in the same direction in the stack; holding the stack together in the test strip packaging apparatus by a removable test strip wrapper, wherein the removable test strip wrapper encircles the stack and has two ends, and wherein the two ends of the wrapper are affixed to each other by an adhesive; and the test strip packaging apparatus is configured for inserting the stack inside a test strip magazine. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A test strip storage magazine for use with a blood glucose meter, comprising:
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a test strip that has an electrical interface-end and a blood sample intake-end on opposite ends of the test strip; the test strip storage magazine has two separate test strip storage chambers, wherein each storage chamber is configured for storing and stores a separate stack of test strips and wherein, in each of the test strip storage chambers the test strips in the stack are positioned within the stack, wherein the interface-end and the sample intake end of other test strips are aligned in the same direction in the stack; the test strip storage magazine, wherein the electrical interface end of the test strip, in each of the chambers of the test strip storage magazine, is facing up to be accessible to be electrically interfaced with a separate blood glucose metering device; the test strip storage magazine has an open end and a closed end and wherein the test strip storage magazine at the open end has an attachment mechanism, for attaching to the separate blood glucose metering device for electrically interfacing with the separate blood glucose metering device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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