Continuous strip of fluid sampling and testing devices and methods of making, packaging and using the same
First Claim
1. A packaging for containing testers for accessing, collecting and analyzing a sample of fluid, comprising:
- a first strip portion having a length dimension and a width dimension and comprising a plurality of serially aligned recesses, each said recess comprising an opening for receiving a tester therein and configured for containing said tester therein;
a second strip portion having length and width dimensions similar to said length and said width dimensions of said first strip portion, wherein said second strip portion is aligned with said first strip portion wherein said second strip portion covers said opening of each said recess; and
means for retaining a tester with a corresponding recess.
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Abstract
The present invention provides continuous strips of testers in an individually-sealed water-impermeable packaging which maintains the testers in a sterile condition until used. The subject testers include a test strip sensor integrated with a microneedle for accessing and collecting a sample of physiological fluid and for measuring a chemical characteristic, such as target analyte concentration, of the sampled fluid. The present invention further provides cassettes of the subject strips for removable engagement with a meter for individually dispensing the testers and for facilitating the analysis of the sampled fluid. Also provided by the present invention are systems which include the subject strips and cassettes and such a meter. Methods of using the strips and cassettes are also provided, along with kits for practicing the subject methods.
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45 Claims
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1. A packaging for containing testers for accessing, collecting and analyzing a sample of fluid, comprising:
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a first strip portion having a length dimension and a width dimension and comprising a plurality of serially aligned recesses, each said recess comprising an opening for receiving a tester therein and configured for containing said tester therein;
a second strip portion having length and width dimensions similar to said length and said width dimensions of said first strip portion, wherein said second strip portion is aligned with said first strip portion wherein said second strip portion covers said opening of each said recess; and
means for retaining a tester with a corresponding recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A strip of testers for accessing, collecting and analyzing a sample of fluid, comprising:
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a recess portion comprising a plurality of serially aligned recesses;
a tester permanently associated with each said recess; and
a cover portion aligned with and sealed to said first strip, wherein each said tester is hermetically sealed within said associated recess. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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20. A cassette for operatively containing and dispensing testers for accessing, collecting and analyzing a sample of fluid, said cassette comprising:
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a housing;
at least one track defined within said housing for storing and guiding a strip of testers when loaded within said cassette;
a pair of drive rollers for indexing said strip of testers; and
a tester dispensing space defined between said pair of drive rollers wherein only a single tester is dispensable through said tester dispensing port at a time. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 43, 44, 45)
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29. A strip of testers for accessing, collecting and analyzing a sample of physiological fluid, comprising:
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a frame structure having a length;
a plurality of testers flexibly attached to said frame structure wherein said testers are serially aligned along said length. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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