CONTROL SOLUTION PACKETS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING BODILY FLUID SAMPLING DEVICES
First Claim
1. An apparatus for calibrating a bodily fluid sampling device, comprising:
- a container;
a porous material provided in the container;
a control solution provided in the porous material, the control solution being adapted to calibrate the bodily fluid sampling device; and
wherein the porous material is compressible to pressurize the control solution and dispense the control solution to the bodily fluid sampling device when the porous material is compressed.
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Abstract
A control solution packet for calibrating a bodily fluid sampling device includes a container, a control solution pressurized within the container, and a membrane for covering and sealing the container. The control solution can be pressurized before or during calibration so as to ensure the appropriate amount of control solution is delivered to the bodily fluid sampling device. The control solution is manufactured to have a viscosity that controls delivery of the control solution to the device. The membrane is permeable by a piercing device of the bodily fluid sampling device and seals around the piercing device during calibration. In another aspect, the container is in the form of a capsule or dosing attachment that contains the control solution along with a sponge-like material.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for calibrating a bodily fluid sampling device, comprising:
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a container;
a porous material provided in the container;
a control solution provided in the porous material, the control solution being adapted to calibrate the bodily fluid sampling device; and
wherein the porous material is compressible to pressurize the control solution and dispense the control solution to the bodily fluid sampling device when the porous material is compressed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of calibrating a bodily fluid sampling device, comprising:
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placing the bodily fluid sampling device in contact with a container that contains a control fluid;
transferring a sample of the control fluid from the container to a test area inside the bodily fluid sampling device; and
reading a value for the sample of the control fluid in the test area with the bodily fluid sampling device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for calibrating a body fluid testing device, comprising:
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providing a body fluid testing device having a piercing device and a device for sampling fluid to be tested, wherein said piercing device and said device for sampling fluid to be tested are integrated into a housing;
providing a container that contains a control fluid;
actuating said piercing device to pierce a portion of the container; and
sampling control fluid from the container by said sampling device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A kit for testing body fluid, comprising:
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a body fluid testing device having a piercing device and a device for sampling fluid to be tested, wherein said piercing device and said device for sampling fluid to be tested are integrated into a housing, a container that contains a control fluid and which has a porous material for holding calibration fluid. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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