Integrated medical device dispensing and lancing mechanisms and methods of use
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1. A transport apparatus for use in a metering system, the transport apparatus comprising:
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a first arm pivotably connected to the frame at a first pivot point;
a second arm pivotably connected to an end of the first arm at a second pivot point;
a connecter for carrying test sensor between a first location where the connector has a first orientation and a second location where the connector has a second orientation, the connector pivotably connected to an end of the second arm at a third pivot point;
a first guiding system for guiding the third pivot point along a linear path, the first guiding system comprising a linear guide surface operatively integrated with the frame and a guide surface positioned at the end of the second arm; and
a second guiding system for changing the orientation of the connector between the first orientation and the second orientation as the third pivot point moves along the linear axis, the second guiding system comprising a first cam surface operatively integrated with the frame and a second cam surface operatively integrated with the connector.
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Abstract
Metering systems for measuring the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample are provided. More particularly, transport mechanisms for use with such metering systems for moving a test sensor or the like between various operating positions of a metering system such as a storage position and a test position are described.
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1. A transport apparatus for use in a metering system, the transport apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a first arm pivotably connected to the frame at a first pivot point; a second arm pivotably connected to an end of the first arm at a second pivot point; a connecter for carrying test sensor between a first location where the connector has a first orientation and a second location where the connector has a second orientation, the connector pivotably connected to an end of the second arm at a third pivot point; a first guiding system for guiding the third pivot point along a linear path, the first guiding system comprising a linear guide surface operatively integrated with the frame and a guide surface positioned at the end of the second arm; and a second guiding system for changing the orientation of the connector between the first orientation and the second orientation as the third pivot point moves along the linear axis, the second guiding system comprising a first cam surface operatively integrated with the frame and a second cam surface operatively integrated with the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A transport apparatus for use in a metering system, the transport apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a first arm pivotably connected to the frame at a first pivot point; a second arm pivotably connected to an end of the first arm at a second pivot point; a connecter for carrying a test sensor between a first location where the connector has a first orientation and a second location where the connector has a second orientation, the connector pivotably connected to an end of the second arm at a third pivot point; a first guiding system that guides the end of the second arm so the third pivot point travels along a linear axis upon rotation of the first arm about the first pivot point; and a second guiding system that changes the orientation of the connector between the first orientation and the second orientation as the connector moves along the linear axis. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for moving a connector between a first location where the connector has a first orientation and a second location where the connector has a second orientation in a metering system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a transport apparatus comprising a frame, a first arm pivotably connected to the frame at a first pivot point, a second arm pivotably connected to an end of the first arm at a second pivot point, and a connecter pivotably connected to an end of the second arm at a third pivot point; causing the first arm to rotate about the first pivot point and the second arm to rotate about the second pivot point; translating the third pivot point along a linear path; and rotating the connector about the third pivot point between a first orientation and a second orientation while the third pivot point is translated along the linear path. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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