Method of manufacturing a disposable diagnostic meter
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1. A method for manufacturing a diagnostic testing system, comprising:
- producing a diagnostic meter configured to measure the concentration of one or more analytes in a sample;
pre-selecting one or more diagnostic test media having substantially similar functional properties for use with the diagnostic meter;
calibrating the diagnostic meter such that, in use, said meter is capable of accurately measuring the concentration of one or more analytes using the pre-selected diagnostic test media; and
packaging the pre-selected diagnostic test media with the calibrated meter and at least one container for enclosing the diagnostic test media, wherein the container can be physically coupled to the diagnostic meter.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a diagnostic testing system is provided. Various methods are described for calibrating the test system to work with selected test media compatible with the calibration to provide accurate results. The methods eliminate the need for any kind of user-coding. Packaging only compatible selected diagnostic test media with the calibrated meter can include at least one container for enclosing the diagnostic test media, wherein the container can be physically coupled to the diagnostic meter.
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1. A method for manufacturing a diagnostic testing system, comprising:
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producing a diagnostic meter configured to measure the concentration of one or more analytes in a sample;
pre-selecting one or more diagnostic test media having substantially similar functional properties for use with the diagnostic meter;
calibrating the diagnostic meter such that, in use, said meter is capable of accurately measuring the concentration of one or more analytes using the pre-selected diagnostic test media; and
packaging the pre-selected diagnostic test media with the calibrated meter and at least one container for enclosing the diagnostic test media, wherein the container can be physically coupled to the diagnostic meter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for manufacturing a diagnostic testing system, comprising:
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producing a diagnostic meter configured to measure the concentration of one or more analytes in a sample;
pre-calibrating the diagnostic meter using one set of predetermined calibration data;
producing a plurality of test media; and
selecting from the plurality of test media at least one test strip only if compatible with said one set of predetermined calibration data and thereby configured to accurately measure the concentration of one or more analytes using the diagnostic meter that has been pre-calibrated with the predetermined calibration data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for manufacturing a diagnostic testing system, comprising:
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producing a diagnostic meter configured to measure the concentration of one or more analytes in a sample;
pre-calibrating the diagnostic meter with one set of predetermined calibration data for each said analyte; and
producing one or more test media wherein all said test media are configured to accurately measure the concentration of one or more analytes using the diagnostic meter that has been pre-calibrated with the one set of predetermined calibration data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A diagnostic testing system, comprising:
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an enclosure;
a set of diagnostic test media which can be disposed within the enclosure; and
a diagnostic meter that can be physically coupled with the enclosure, wherein the diagnostic meter is configured to accurately measure the concentration of one or more analytes in a sample and is calibrated to accurately measure the concentration of the one or more analytes using at least one of diagnostic test strip included in the set of diagnostic test media. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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