DRUM TYPE CONTAINER FOR ANALYTICAL ELEMENTS
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Abstract
A drum type container for analytical elements comprises a casing defining a compartment with a plurality of portions for receiving respective ones of the analytical elements. The container further comprises a base assembly to which the casing is rotatably mounted. The base assembly includes a dispenser mechanism for dispensing the glucose test strips from the casing and a locking mechanism for maintaining an alignment of a selected one of the compartment portions with the dispensing mechanism.
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Citations
41 Claims
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22. A biosensor assembly, including:
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a blood glucose meter including a body with a display and a user interface on a front side of said body, said front side extending between opposite sidewalls of said body and opposite first and second ends of said body, said first end including a port for receiving an analytical element and said second end including a receptacle extending across said first end, said receptacle opening at each of said opposite sidewalls and said body includes at least one groove in said receptacle extending into said body; and an elongated cylindrical container including a casing with a plurality of compartment portions housing respective ones of a plurality of analytical elements, said casing being removably mounted to a base assembly extending from said casing along a longitudinal axis of said container, wherein said casing includes at least one tongue extending from an outer surface thereof that is received in said groove in said body of said blood glucose meter, said at least one tongue engaging said at least one groove to rotatably fix said casing to said body while allowing said base assembly to rotate relative to said casing about said longitudinal axis to align a dispenser mechanism of said base assembly with a selected one of said plurality of compartment portions. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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25. A biosensor assembly, including:
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a blood glucose meter including a body with a display and a user interface on a front side of said body, said front side extending between opposite sidewalls of said body and opposite first and second ends of said body, said first end including a port for receiving an analytical element; a cradle including a U-shaped body that defines an end opening receiving said blood glucose meter and a receptacle opposite said end opening, said U-shaped body including an end wall extending around said receptacle, said end wall including a window opening into said receptacle; and an elongated cylindrical container including a casing with a plurality of compartment portions housing respective ones of a plurality of analytical elements, said casing being removably mounted to a base assembly to extend from said base assembly along a longitudinal axis, wherein said casing is received in said receptacle of said cradle with a sidewall of said casing adjacent to said window and with said base assembly engaged by said U-shaped body to rotatably fix said base assembly relative to said cradle while allowing said casing to rotate relative to said base assembly about said longitudinal axis to align a dispenser mechanism of said base assembly with a selected one of said plurality of compartment portions. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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41. A biosensor assembly, including:
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a blood glucose meter including a body with a display and a user interface on a front side of said body, said front side extending between opposite sidewalls of said body and opposite first and second ends of said body, said first end including a port for receiving an analytical element and said second end including a receptacle extending across said first end, said receptacle opening at each of said opposite sidewalls; and an elongated cylindrical container including a casing with a plurality of compartment portions housing respective ones of a plurality of analytical elements, said casing being removably mounted to a base assembly extending from said casing along a longitudinal axis of said container, wherein said casing includes is rotatably fixed to said body of said blood glucose meter in said receptacle, said base assembly being rotatable relative to said casing about said longitudinal axis to align a dispenser mechanism of said base assembly with a selected one of said plurality of compartment portions.
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Specification