Carrying assembly with analyte-determining instrument

• US 20080245692A1
• Filed: 03/26/2008
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC (Bayer AG)
• Original Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC (Bayer AG)
• Inventors: Guarino, Julianne M.
• Application Number:
  US12/079,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20080245692A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/350
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/003 for portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0516 Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/021 to the belt
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply

Abstract

A combination of carrying assembly with analyte-determining device. The analyte-determining device includes housing, a display and at least one user-input mechanism. The carrying assembly is adapted to magnetically attach the analyte-determining device. One of the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly includes at least one magnet. The other of the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly includes a magnetic-attracting portion. The at least one magnet is attracted to the at least one magnetic-attracting portion and attaches the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly with each other.

Claims

1. A combination of carrying assembly with analyte-determining device, the combination comprising:

an analyte-determining device including housing, a display and at least one user-input mechanism; and

a carrying assembly being adapted to magnetically attach the analyte-determining device,

wherein one of the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly includes at least one magnet, the other of the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly including at least one magnetic-attracting portion, the at least one magnet being attracted to the at least one magnetic-attracting portion and attaching the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly with each other.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the carrying member is a billfold.

3. The combination of claim 1, wherein the carrying assembly includes the at least one magnet and the analyte-determining device includes the at least one magnetic-attracting portion.

4. The combination of claim 3, wherein the at least one magnet is located within the material that forms the carrying assembly.

5. The combination of claim 1, wherein the analyte-determining device includes the at least one magnet and the carrying member includes the at least one magnetic-attracting portion.

6. The combination of claim 1, further including a lancing device and wherein at least one of the lancing device and the carrying assembly includes at least one magnet, the other of the lancing device and the carrying assembly including the at least one magnetic-attracting portion, the at least one magnet being attracted to the at least one magnetic-attracting portion and attaching the lancing device and the carrying assembly with each other.

7. A method of using a carrying assembly and an analyte-determining device, the method comprising the acts of:

providing an analyte-determining device including housing, a display and at least one user-input mechanism;

providing a carrying assembly being adapted to magnetically secure the analyte-determining device, wherein one of the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly includes at least one magnet, the other of the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly including at least one magnetic-attracting portion; and

placing the analyte-determining device into the carrying assembly such that the at least one magnet is attracted to the at least one magnetic-attracting portion and attaches the analyte-determining device and the carrying assembly with each other.

8. A combination of carrying assembly with analyte-determining device, the combination comprising:

an analyte-determining device including housing, a display and at least one user-input mechanism;

a removable pouch being adapted to magnetically secure the analyte-determining device; and

a carrying assembly being adapted to magnetically secure the removable pouch,

wherein the analyte-determining device and the removable pouch includes at least one magnet, the other of the analyte-determining device and the removable pouch including at least one magnetic-attracting portion, the at least one magnet being attracted to the at least one magnetic-attracting portion and attaching the analyte-determining device and the removable pouch with each other,

wherein one of the carrying assembly and the removable pouch includes at least one magnet, the other of the carrying assembly and the removable pouch including the at least one magnetic-attracting portion, the at least one magnet being attracted to the at least one magnetic-attracting portion and attaching the carrying member and the removable pouch with each other.

9. The combination of claim 8, wherein the carrying member is a billfold.

10. The combination of claim 8, wherein the carrying assembly includes the at least one magnet, the analyte-dispensing instrument including the at least one magnet, the removable pouch including the at least one magnetic-attracting portion.

11. The combination of claim 10, wherein the magnet is located within the material that forms the carrying assembly.

12. The combination of claim 8, wherein the carrying assembly includes the at least one magnet-attracting portion, the analyte-dispensing instrument including the at least one magnetic-attracting portion, the removable pouch including the at least one magnet.

13. The combination of claim 8, wherein the carrying member is a billfold.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments and methods thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are described in detail herein. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms or methods disclosed, but, to the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.