Analyte Meter Protectors and Methods

• US 20120077277A1
• Filed: 12/06/2011
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Arbogast, Frederic, Strasma, Paul, Azzano, Lawrence, Gary, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US13/312,200
• Publication Number:
  US 20120077277A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 436/95
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4875 Details of handling test elements, e.g. dispensing or storage, not specific to a particular test method test-elements per se B01L, automatic analysers G01N35/00, in-vivo analysis on the human body for medical diagnosis A61B
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 435/817 Enzyme or microbe electrode
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/144444 Glucose

Abstract

Analyte meter protectors, meters that include the same, and methods.

Claims

1. A tester port protector comprising:

a body mateable to a tester port area of an analyte meter; and

a slot in the body alignable with a tester port.

2. The protector of claim 1, wherein the body is configured to provide a substantially fluid tight seal about the port.

3. The protector of claim 1, wherein the protector is removably attachable to a meter.

4. The protector of claim 1, wherein the protector is fixedly attachable to a meter.

5. The protector of claim 1, wherein the protector comprises at least one meter engagement feature.

6. The protector of claim 5, wherein the protector comprises adhesive.

7. The protector of claim 5, wherein the protector comprises ribs.

8. The protector of claim 1, wherein the area of the slot is less than the area of meter'"'"'s port.

9. The protector of claim 1, wherein the slot is dimensioned to wipe across a surface of a tester received therein.

10. The protector of claim 1, wherein the slot is dimensioned to provide clearance between a tester received therein.

11. The protector of claim 1, wherein the protector comprises at least one tester guide.

12. The protector of claim 11, wherein protector comprises grooves.

13. The protector of claim 11, wherein protector comprises a ledge.

14. The protector of claim 1, wherein the protector does not apply pressure to a tester.

15. A protector for protecting a tester port of a meter, the protector comprising:

a body comprising a meter attachment surface; and

a cooperating element to attach the body about a tester port of a meter.

16. The protector of claim 15, wherein the cooperating element comprises adhesive, ribs or adhesive and ribs.

17. The protector of claim 16, wherein the protector comprises adhesive and the adhesive provides a sealing contact about the tester port.

18. The protector of claim 15, wherein the protector comprises a slot.

19. The protector of claim 18, wherein the slot reduces the size of the opening to the meter.

20. The protector of claim 15, wherein the protector does not apply pressure against a tester.

21. A system for analyte determination, the system comprising:

An analyte meter comprising a port; and

a port protector attached to the meter and comprising a slot aligned with the meter port.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the area of the slot is less than the area of the port.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the protector does not apply pressure to a tester positioned in the slot.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein a clearance is provided between at least one surface of the slot and the tester.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the slot is defined by a top, bottom and two sides, and clearance is provided between a tester and the top of the slot.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein clearance is provided between a tester and two sides of the slot.

27. A method for determining analyte concentration, the method comprising:

attaching a member to a meter to reduce the size of the opening to the meter;

passing a tester through a passageway of the member and into the meter; and

determining the concentration of analyte of a sample applied to the tester.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the method comprises removing the member from the meter.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising attaching a second member to the meter.