Diabetes Blood Glucose Test Site Cleaning Kit

• US 20070265511A1
• Filed: 08/26/2005
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Luana Pty., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Luana Pty., Ltd.
• Inventors: Renouf, Elissa
• Application Number:
  US11/660,700
• Publication Number:
  US 20070265511A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/319
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 2010/3266 Wet wipes
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 17/00 First-aid kits
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/18 Liquid substances or solutions comprising solids or dissolved gases

Abstract

A diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit comprising a container housing (1) a multiplicity of swabs wherein the swabs are layered within the container to facilitate one by one removal and wherein the swabs are moistened with an aqueous cleansing solution, the container (1) being dimensioned such that the cleaning kit readily fits into a blood glucose meter wallet.

Claims

1. A diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit comprising a container housing a multiplicity of swabs wherein the swabs are layered within the container to facilitate one by one removal and wherein the swabs are moistened with an aqueous cleansing solution, the container being dimensioned such that the cleaning kit readily fits into a blood glucose meter wallet.

2. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the container has a foot print of less than about 55 mm by about 90 mm.

3. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the container has a foot print of about 54 mm by 27 mm.

4. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 3 wherein the swab is 40 mm×

40 mm.

5. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the container has a footprint of 54 mm×

40 mm.

6. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 5 wherein the swab is 95 mm×

35 mm.

7. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein a thickness of the container is in the range of from 10 to 20 mm.

8. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the container is configured to receive refills of the swabs.

9. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 8 wherein the refills are provided in the form of sealed bags and sealed cartridges.

10. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the container has a retaining member that holds a refill in the container during use and that can be removed for replacement of the refill.

11. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the container includes a sprung floor insert that elevates the swabs to the top of the container for ready access to the swabs.

12. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 11 wherein the sprung floor includes a support having integrally moulded, downwardly extending leaves that biases the support to a raised condition.

13. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the container is an injection moulded plastics container.

14. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the container has an integral hinge such that the swabs can be readily accessed by the user and the container resealed for subsequent storage and use.

15. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the swabs may be made from a textile fabric, an absorbent plastic or a paper based material.

16. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the swabs are simply layered in the container.

17. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the swabs are interlayered, whereby the swabs are folded such that each swab extends partway into an adjacent layer leaving an end that may be readily accessed by the user for the removal of the next swab.

18. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 17 wherein the swabs are interlayered using a “

z-fold”

.

19. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the swabs are interleaved whereby the withdrawal one swab positions the next for withdrawal through a centrally disposed slot in the container.

20. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the cleaning solution includes surfactants for assisting in the removal of sugars and other contaminants from the test site.

21. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the cleansing solution includes preservatives.

22. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit includes a display of selected information about site preparation for administering a blood glucose test or other aspects of diabetes management.

23. The diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit according to claim 1 wherein the diabetes blood glucose test site cleaning kit includes a fastener on the container for fixing the container to the wallet.