Medical System and Method for Determining Parameters
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1. A test strip for use in conjunction with a medical device, wherein the medical device comprises a sample interface for measuring a property of a fluid sample, the test strip comprising:
- a support member having a top surface and a bottom surface and an aperture suitable for receiving the fluid sample;
and wherein the test strip is configured to engage with the medical device such that the aperture of the test strip aligns with a sample interface of the medical device, thereby allowing the property of the fluid sample to be measured.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a device or system, and the method thereof, for determining gastrointestinal parameters with the reference database saved equations for calculating the parameters comprising concentration of dietary formula, the gastric residual volume, the amount of dietary formula retained in the stomach, and volume of dietary formula remaining in stomach.
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44 Claims
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1. A test strip for use in conjunction with a medical device, wherein the medical device comprises a sample interface for measuring a property of a fluid sample, the test strip comprising:
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a support member having a top surface and a bottom surface and an aperture suitable for receiving the fluid sample;
and wherein the test strip is configured to engage with the medical device such that the aperture of the test strip aligns with a sample interface of the medical device, thereby allowing the property of the fluid sample to be measured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26)
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8. A test strip for use in conjunction with a medical device, wherein the medical device comprises a sample interface for measuring a property of a fluid sample, the test strip comprising:
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a support member having a distal end and a proximal end, a top surface and a bottom surface, and being provided with an aperture suitable for receiving a fluid sample extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, and a wiping system on the bottom surface of the support member for removing fluid from the surface of the sample interface of the medical device when the test strip is withdrawn from the medical device;
and wherein the test strip is configured to slidingly engage with the medical device such that the aperture of the test strip aligns with a sample interface of the medical device thereby allowing the property of the fluid sample to be measured. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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16. A test strip for use in conjunction with a medical device, wherein the medical device comprises a sample interface for measuring a property of a fluid sample, the test strip comprising:
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an elongate support member having a distal end and a proximal end along its longitudinal axis, a top surface and a bottom surface, and being provided with an aperture suitable for receiving a fluid sample extending from the top surface to the bottom surface; and
a sleeve adapted to enclose at least a portion of the support member;
wherein the sleeve comprises a lower section having upwardly extending lateral flanges which are capable of engaging with and acting as guide members for the support member, and a window at least as large as the aperture; and
an upper section having an window, the upper section being engageable with the lower section of the sleeve such that the window in the upper section aligns with the window in the lower section;
wherein the support member is slidable within the sleeve from a first position in which the aperture is aligned with the windows in the lower and upper sections of the sleeve, to a second position in which the aperture is not aligned with the windows and is enclosed by the lower and upper sections of the sleeve;
and wherein the test strip is configured to engage with the medical device such that the window in the lower section of the sleeve aligns with the sample interface of the medical device and the aperture, such that there is a direct optical path from the sample interface through the window to the aperture, thereby allowing the property of the fluid sample to be measured. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 25, 27)
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28. A test strip for use in conjunction with a medical device, wherein the medical device comprises a sample interface for measuring a property of a fluid sample, the test strip comprising;
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an elongate support member having a distal end and a proximal end along its longitudinal axis, a top surface and a bottom surface, and being provided with an aperture suitable for receiving a fluid sample extending from the top surface to the bottom surface; and
a trigger which is configured to insert into a corresponding socket of the medical device and is adapted to communicate with the medical device;
at least one resilient pad on the bottom surface of the support member; and
a sleeve adapted to enclose at least a portion of the support member;
wherein the sleeve comprises a lower section having upwardly extending lateral flanges which are capable of engaging with and acting as guide members for the support member, and a window at least as large as the aperture; and
an upper section having an window, the upper section being engageable with the lower section of the sleeve such that the window in the upper section aligns with the window in the lower section;
wherein the support member is slidable within the sleeve from a first position in which the aperture is aligned with the windows in the lower and upper sections of the sleeve, to a second position in which the aperture is not aligned with the windows and is enclosed by the lower and upper sections of the sleeve;
wherein the test strip is configured to engage with the medical device such that the window in the lower section of the sleeve aligns with the sample interface of the medical device and the aperture, such that when the support member is in the first position there is a direct optical path from the sample interface through the window to the aperture, thereby allowing the property of the fluid sample to be measured;
wherein the sliding of the support member from the first position to the second position, while the test strip is correctly engaged with the medical device, causes the at least one resilient pad to be compressed against and drawn across at least the surface of the sample interface of the medical device; and
wherein the support member and sleeve are provided with a system for mutual engagement which engages when the support member is in the second position, thereby inhibiting free movement of the support member relative to the sleeve.
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29. A test strip for use in conjunction with a medical device, wherein the medical device comprises a sample interface for measuring a property of a fluid sample, the test strip comprising:
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an elongate support member having a distal end and a proximal end along its longitudinal axis, a top surface and a bottom surface, and being provided with an aperture suitable for receiving a fluid sample extending from the top surface to the bottom surface;
a handle member at the proximal end of the support member for holding the test strip;
a sealing system disposed about the aperture on the bottom surface of the support member, such that when the test strip is correctly engaged with the medical device a substantially water-tight seal is formed between the aperture and the sample interface;
a trigger which is configured to insert into a corresponding socket of the medical device and is adapted to communicate with the medical device;
at least one resilient pad on the bottom surface of the support member;
a lid for covering at least a part of the aperture in the top surface of the support member; and
a sleeve adapted to enclose at least a portion of the support member;
wherein the sleeve comprises a lower section having upwardly extending lateral flanges which are capable of engaging with and acting as guide members for the support member, and a window at least as large as the aperture; and
an upper section having an window, the upper section being engageable with the lower section of the sleeve such that the window in the upper section aligns with the window in the lower section;
wherein the support member is slidable within the sleeve from a first position in which the aperture is aligned with the windows in the lower and upper sections of the sleeve, to a second position in which the aperture is not aligned with the windows and is enclosed by the lower and upper sections of the sleeve;
wherein the test strip is configured to engage with the medical device such that the window in the lower section of the sleeve aligns with the sample interface of the medical device and the aperture, such that when the support member is in the first position there is a direct optical path from the sample interface through the window to the aperture, thereby allowing the property of the fluid sample to be measured;
wherein the sliding of the support member from the first position to the second position, while the test strip is correctly engaged with the medical device, causes the at least one resilient pad to be compressed against and drawn across at least the surface of the sample interface of the medical device; and
wherein the support member and sleeve are provided with a system for mutual engagement which engages when the support member is in the second position, thereby inhibiting free movement of the support member relative to the sleeve.
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30. A medical system for measuring a property of a fluid sample, comprising:
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a medical device capable of measuring at least one property of the fluid sample and having a sample interface for receiving a fluid sample to be measured; and
a test strip;
wherein the test strip comprises;
a support member having a top surface and a bottom surface and an aperture suitable for receiving the fluid sample;
and wherein the medical device is provided with a channel configured to receive at least a portion of the test strip, and the test strip is configured to engage with the medical device such that the aperture of the test strip aligns with a sample interface of the medical device, thereby allowing the property of the fluid sample to be measured. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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31. A medical system for measuring a property of a fluid sample, comprising:
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a medical device capable of measuring at least one property of the fluid sample and having a sample interface for receiving a fluid sample to be measured; and
a test strip;
wherein the test strip comprises;
a support member having a distal end and a proximal end, a top surface and a bottom surface, and being provided with an aperture suitable for receiving a fluid sample extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, and a wiping system on the bottom surface of the support member for removing fluid from the surface of the sample interface of the medical device when the test strip is withdrawn from the medical device;
and wherein the medical device is provided with a channel configured to receive at least a portion of the test strip, and the test strip is configured to slidingly engage with the channel of the medical device such that the aperture of the test strip aligns with a sample interface of the medical device, thereby allowing the property of the fluid sample to be measured.
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39. An optical module for a refractometer, comprising:
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a prism having a sample interface for contacting a fluid sample to be measured;
a light source arranged to project light through a first face of the prism onto the sample surface; and
an array of photoreceptors arranged proximal to a second face of the prism to detect light reflected from the sample interface when a fluid sample is in contact with the sample interface;
wherein the light source is a laser diode; and
wherein the array of photoreceptors comprises one or more photodiodes. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An optical module for a refractometer, comprising:
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a prism having sample interface for contacting a fluid sample to be measured;
a light source arranged to project light through a first face of the prism onto the sample surface; and
an array of photoreceptors arranged proximal to a second face of the prism to detect light reflected from the sample interface when a fluid sample is in contact with the interface;
wherein the light source is a laser diode that is arranged to project light onto the sample interface at an angle of incidence of about 42 to about 62°
, preferably from about 50 to about 62° and
more preferably from about 55 to about 62°
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wherein the wavelength of the laser is from about 600 to about 1300 nm, preferably from about 650 to about 850 nm and more preferably from about 700 to about 800 nm; and
wherein the array of photoreceptors comprises one or more photodiodes.
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