MODULAR ANALYTICAL TEST METER
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1. An analytical test meter for determining a concentration of an analyte of interest in a bodily fluid sample, the test meter comprising:
- a meter chassis comprising a chassis electrical, mechanical, and power interface;
a plug-in analytical module comprising a module electrical, mechanical, and power interface that is mechanically manually connectable to, and disconnectable from, said meter chassis, said analytical module including;
a strip port connector configured for receiving an inserted test strip;
a mechanical and electrical module interface;
a measurement engine configured for detecting and measuring the concentration of the analyte of interest of the inserted test strip; and
a module microcontroller connected between the measurement engine and the mechanical and electrical module interface to electronically communicate the measured concentration of the analyte of interest over the electrical interface; and
wherein the electrical, mechanical and power interface of the plug-in analytical module is configured for operational engagement with the electrical, mechanical and power interface of the meter chassis in a removable and replaceable manner.
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Abstract
A modular analytical test meter includes a meter chassis or body and a plug-in analytical module that is electrically and mechanically attached in a releasable fashion to the meter chassis. When attached, the plug-in analytical module includes resident circuitry configured to measure for an analyte of interest from an analytical test strip, the module further including stored coded information such as firmware updates that can be utilized by the existing test meter without requiring replacement of an entire system.
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1. An analytical test meter for determining a concentration of an analyte of interest in a bodily fluid sample, the test meter comprising:
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a meter chassis comprising a chassis electrical, mechanical, and power interface; a plug-in analytical module comprising a module electrical, mechanical, and power interface that is mechanically manually connectable to, and disconnectable from, said meter chassis, said analytical module including; a strip port connector configured for receiving an inserted test strip; a mechanical and electrical module interface; a measurement engine configured for detecting and measuring the concentration of the analyte of interest of the inserted test strip; and a module microcontroller connected between the measurement engine and the mechanical and electrical module interface to electronically communicate the measured concentration of the analyte of interest over the electrical interface; and wherein the electrical, mechanical and power interface of the plug-in analytical module is configured for operational engagement with the electrical, mechanical and power interface of the meter chassis in a removable and replaceable manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An analytical test meter comprising:
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a meter chassis comprising a chassis interface; and a first module comprising; a first module interface that is releasably connectable to, and disconnectable from, the chassis interface; a strip port connector for receiving a first test strip; a resident sample analyte engine for performing a first assay on a sample received on the test strip; and a resident circuit for electronically transmitting a result of the first assay to the meter chassis over the first module interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for enabling a modular analytical test meter, said method comprising:
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providing a meter chassis; providing an analytical module having a strip port connector disposed therein configured for receiving an analytical test strip; engaging said analytical module with said meter chassis, said analytical module and said meter chassis including complementary mating features, said analytical module being configured for measuring an analyte of interest from a test strip inserted into said strip port connector having a sample placed thereon and relaying the measured result to a processor of said meter chassis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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