HAND-HELD TEST METER AND ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP CARTRIDGE COMBINATION
First Claim
1. A hand-held test meter and analytical test strip cartridge combination comprising:
- a hand-held test meter including;
a test meter housing; and
an extractor with at least one test strip engagement feature; and
an analytical test strip cartridge including;
a cartridge housing;
a test strip presentation mechanism disposed within the cartridge housing; and
a plurality of analytical test strips disposed in the cartridge housing, each of the analytical test strips having at least one extractor engagement feature;
wherein the test meter housing is configured for operative engagement with the cartridge housing; and
wherein the test strip presentation mechanism is configured to present a single analytical test strip from the plurality of analytical test strips for engagement with the extractor; and
wherein the extractor and test meter housing are configured such that;
the extractor is operatively extendable from the test meter housing into the cartridge housing upon engagement of the meter housing with the cartridge housing;
the extractor, upon operative extension into the cartridge housing, mechanically engages with the analytical test strip presented by the test strip presentation mechanism via engagement between the test strip engagement feature of the extractor and the extractor engagement feature of the analytical test strip; and
the extractor, upon disengagement of the test meter housing from the cartridge housing, removes the mechanically engaged analytical test strip from the cartridge housing and retracts into the test meter housing.
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Abstract
A hand-held test meter and analytical test strip cartridge combination includes a hand-held test meter with a test meter housing and an extractor with a test strip engagement feature, while the analytical test strip cartridge includes a cartridge housing, a test strip presentation mechanism disposed within the cartridge housing, and a plurality of analytical test strips (each with at least one extractor engagement feature) disposed in the cartridge housing. Moreover, the test meter housing is configured for operative engagement with the cartridge housing, the test strip presentation mechanism is configured to present a single analytical test strip from the plurality of analytical test strips for engagement with the extractor, and the extractor and test meter housing are configured such that the extractor is operatively extendable from the test meter housing into the cartridge housing upon engagement of the meter housing with the cartridge housing. In addition, the extractor is also configured such that, upon operative extension, the extractor mechanically engages with the analytical test strip presented by the test strip presentation mechanism via engagement between the test strip engagement feature and the extractor engagement feature, and such that, upon disengagement of the test meter housing from the cartridge housing, the extractor removes the mechanically engaged analytical test strip from the cartridge housing and retracts into the test meter housing.
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21 Claims
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1. A hand-held test meter and analytical test strip cartridge combination comprising:
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a hand-held test meter including; a test meter housing; and an extractor with at least one test strip engagement feature; and an analytical test strip cartridge including; a cartridge housing; a test strip presentation mechanism disposed within the cartridge housing; and a plurality of analytical test strips disposed in the cartridge housing, each of the analytical test strips having at least one extractor engagement feature; wherein the test meter housing is configured for operative engagement with the cartridge housing; and wherein the test strip presentation mechanism is configured to present a single analytical test strip from the plurality of analytical test strips for engagement with the extractor; and wherein the extractor and test meter housing are configured such that; the extractor is operatively extendable from the test meter housing into the cartridge housing upon engagement of the meter housing with the cartridge housing; the extractor, upon operative extension into the cartridge housing, mechanically engages with the analytical test strip presented by the test strip presentation mechanism via engagement between the test strip engagement feature of the extractor and the extractor engagement feature of the analytical test strip; and the extractor, upon disengagement of the test meter housing from the cartridge housing, removes the mechanically engaged analytical test strip from the cartridge housing and retracts into the test meter housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for employing a hand-held test meter and analytical test strip cartridge combination, the method comprising:
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engaging a meter housing of a hand-held test meter with a cartridge housing of an analytical test strip cartridge; extending an extractor of the hand-held test meter into the cartridge housing; mechanically engaging the extractor with an analytical test strip disposed within the cartridge housing with the analytical test strip being presented for mechanical engagement by a test strip presentation mechanism of the analytical test strip cartridge and with the mechanical engagement occurring via engagement between a test strip engagement feature of the extractor and an extractor engagement feature of the analytical test strip; and disengaging the meter housing from the cartridge housing such that the extractor removes the mechanically engaged analytical test strip from the cartridge housing and retracts into the test meter housing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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