MEMORY APPARATUS FOR MULTIUSE ANALYTE TEST ELEMENT SYSTEMS, AND KITS, SYSTEMS, COMBINATIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO SAME
First Claim
1. A kit comprising:
- a plurality of test elements including a region configured to receive a sample of fluid and a reagent adapted to react with the sample of fluid; and
a memory unit having a first set of memory locations and a second set of memory locations, the first set of memory locations storing calibration information relating to the plurality of test elements, wherein the stored calibration information is encrypted;
wherein the memory unit is insertable by a user into a meter effective to provide the meter access to the first set of memory locations and the second set of memory locations.
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Abstract
One embodiment includes a memory unit for use in connection with a plurality of fluid sample test elements, wherein the memory unit comprises a plurality of memory portions. In one aspect of the embodiment, the memory unit comprises at least one memory portion configured to communicate calibration and expiration information relating to a lot of test elements, to a meter operably connectable with such test elements, and at least one other memory portion configured for storage and communication of data, such as measurement results, relating to the use of the test elements in analyzing a fluid sample. Further embodiments include apparatuses, systems, methods, kits and combinations of test elements and memory units.
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44 Claims
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1. A kit comprising:
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a plurality of test elements including a region configured to receive a sample of fluid and a reagent adapted to react with the sample of fluid; and a memory unit having a first set of memory locations and a second set of memory locations, the first set of memory locations storing calibration information relating to the plurality of test elements, wherein the stored calibration information is encrypted; wherein the memory unit is insertable by a user into a meter effective to provide the meter access to the first set of memory locations and the second set of memory locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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34. A kit comprising:
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a plurality of test elements each being combinable with a meter to measure a glucose concentration of a sample of biological fluid provided to a respective test element; a memory unit having a first set of memory locations and a second set of memory locations, the first set of memory locations storing calibration information relating to the plurality of test elements, the calibration information being encrypted; wherein the memory unit is physically connectable to the meter to provide the meter access to the calibration information protected with a security feature. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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