TEST MEDIA CASSETTE FOR BODILY FLUID TESTING DEVICE
First Claim
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1. A cassette, comprising:
- a test tape having a plurality of test sections to test a plurality of body fluid samples;
a cover protecting the test tape prior to use; and
an exposure device configured to permit access to a test section of the test tape covered by the cover.
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Abstract
A bodily fluid sampling device includes a piercing device and a sensor enclosed in a housing. A cassette, which contains test media, is positioned proximal to the sensor so that the sensor is able to analyze a bodily fluid sample collected on the test media. The cassette includes a supply portion from which unused test media is supplied and a storage portion in which contaminated test media is stored after exposure to the bodily fluid. The cassette is adapted to collect a series of bodily fluid samples without requiring disposal of the test media.
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13 Claims
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1. A cassette, comprising:
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a test tape having a plurality of test sections to test a plurality of body fluid samples; a cover protecting the test tape prior to use; and an exposure device configured to permit access to a test section of the test tape covered by the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A sampling module cartridge comprising a plurality of sampling modules interconnected in an array and configured for sequential use.
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8. A sampling module cartridge comprising:
- (a) a plurality of sampling modules interconnected in an array by a sampling module belt; and
(b) a supply canister that is disposed about an unused portion of the sampling module belt. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- (a) a plurality of sampling modules interconnected in an array by a sampling module belt; and
- 11. A sampling module cartridge comprising a plurality of sampling modules disposed within a cartridge housing and configured for serial use by a lancet driver.
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13. A test cassette for collecting a bodily fluid sample, comprising:
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a test media tape adapted to collect the bodily fluid, a supply portion storing an uncontaminated section of the test media tape that is uncontaminated with the bodily fluid, the supply portion including a supply reel, wherein the uncontaminated section of the test media tape is wound on the supply reel; a storage portion storing a contaminated section of the test media tape that is contaminated with the bodily fluid, the storage portion including a take-up reel, wherein the contaminated section of the test media tape is wound on the take-up reel; an exposure portion positioned between the supply portion and the storage portion, the exposure portion being adapted to expose a section of the test media tape to the bodily fluid; and a sensor positioned between the supply portion and the storage portion to sense at least one property of the bodily fluid collected on the test media tape at the exposure portion of the cassette; and characterized in that the take-up reel has a geared portion that engages a biased cassette pawl that permits the take-up reel to rotate in only one direction so that test media can only be fed into the storage portion and not removed.
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