Sensor dispensing instrument having a pull/push activation mechanism
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Abstract
A sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors and to perform a test using one of the sensors. The sensor dispensing instrument includes an outer housing and a mechanical mechanism contained therein for rotating the sensor pack and ejecting one of the sensors from the sensor pack and through a sensor slot on the housing. The sensor dispensing instrument also includes a puller handle for operating the mechanical mechanism. The puller handle is adapted to be grasped between the thumb and finger of a user'"'"'s hand, and is moveable between a testing position adjacent to the rear end of the outer housing and an extended position spaced outwardly from the rear end of the outer housing.
27 Citations
44 Claims
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25. A sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors being disposed in a sensor cavity on the sensor pack and enclosed by a protective covering, the sensor dispensing instrument further adapted to perform a test using one of the plurality of sensors, the sensor dispensing instrument comprising:
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an outer housing having a front end and a rear end, the outer housing further comprising a sensor slot through which one of the sensors is disposed to conduct the test;
a mechanism disposed generally within the outer housing, the mechanism including an indexing disk for supporting and rotating the sensor pack, an indexing support for rotating the indexing disk, and an ejecting mechanism to eject one of the sensors from the sensor cavity and through the sensor slot; and
a puller handle for moving the indexing support and the ejecting mechanism, the puller handle being moveable between a testing position adjacent to the rear end of the outer housing and an extended position spaced outwardly from the outer housing. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of operating a sensor dispensing instrument comprising the acts of:
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a) providing a sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors and adapted to perform a test using the plurality of sensors, the sensor dispensing instrument comprising the plurality of sensors disposed in a sensor cavity on the sensor pack and enclosed by a protective covering, an outer housing having a sensor slot through which one of the sensors is disposed to conduct the test, a mechanism having an indexing disk for supporting and rotating the sensor pack, an indexing support for rotating the indexing disk, an ejecting mechanism to eject one of the sensors from the sensor cavity and through the sensor slot, and a puller handle for moving the indexing support and the ejecting assembly;
b) grasping the puller handle;
c) moving the puller handle to an extended position spaced outwardly from the outer housing in a direction away from the outer housing to cause the indexing support to rotate the indexing disk;
d) moving the puller handle to cause the ejecting mechanism to eject one of the sensors from the sensor cavity and through the sensor slot; and
e) performing the test by using the sensor disposed in the sensor slot. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors being disposed in a sensor cavity on the sensor pack and enclosed by a protective covering, the sensor dispensing instrument further adapted to perform a test using one of the plurality of sensors, the sensor dispensing instrument comprising:
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an outer housing having a front end and a rear end, the outer housing further comprising a sensor slot through which one of the sensors is disposed to conduct the test;
a mechanism disposed generally within the outer housing, the mechanism including an indexing support for supporting and moving the sensor pack and an ejecting mechanism to eject one of the sensors from the sensor cavity and through the sensor slot; and
a puller handle for moving the indexing disk and the ejecting mechanism, the puller handle being moveable between a testing position adjacent to the rear end of the outer housing and an extended position spaced outwardly from the outer housing. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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