INTEGRATED-TESTING SYSTEM
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Abstract
An integrated-testing system includes a meter, a lancing device and a storage case. The meter includes a housing, a display and a processor. The storage case holds the meter and the lancing device in a relatively fixed position to each other. The meter and the lancing device are maintained in the storage case in the relatively fixed position until a fluid sample is desired, at which time a first portion of the lancing device is advanced to a position external to the storage case to obtain the fluid sample and a second portion of the lancing device remains relatively fixed in the storage case while the fluid sample is obtained.
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Citations
40 Claims
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21. An integrated testing system for determining analyte information, the integrated testing system comprising:
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a meter including a meter housing, a display device, and a processor operable to determine information related to an analyte in a fluid sample; a lancing device including a lancing-device housing and a lancet, the lancet being movably mounted inside the lancing-device housing to transition between a retracted position and a lancing position, the lancet being disposed in the lancing-device housing when the lancet is in the refracted position, and the lancet protruding at least partially from the lancing-device housing when the lancet is in the lancing position; and a storage case storing therein the meter and the lancing device, the storage case including a rigid base portion and a plurality of pins attached to the base portion, the lancing-device housing being movably mounted to the storage case via the plurality of pins, wherein the lancing device slides on the pins between an internal position, whereat the lancing-device housing is stowed inside the storage case, and an external position, whereat a first portion of the lancing-device housing protrudes from the storage case, such that a fluid sample can be lanced when the lancet is moved to the lancing position, and a second portion of the lancing-device housing remains in the storage case. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for assembling an integrated testing system for determining analyte information, the method comprising:
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providing a meter including a meter housing, a display device attached to the meter housing, and a processor attached to the meter housing, the processor being operable to determine information related to an analyte in a fluid sample; providing a lancing device including a lancing-device housing and a lancet, the lancet being movably mounted inside the lancing-device housing to transition between a retracted position and a lancing position, the lancet being disposed in the lancing-device housing when the lancet is in the retracted position, and the lancet protruding at least partially from the lancing-device housing when the lancet is in the lancing position; and providing a storage case including a rigid base portion and a plurality of pins rigidly attached to the base portion; mounting the meter to the storage case; and mounting the lancing device to the storage case via the plurality of pins, wherein the lancing device is configured to slide on the pins between an internal position, whereat the lancing-device housing is stowed inside the storage case, and an external position, whereat a first portion of the lancing-device housing protrudes from the storage case, such that a fluid sample can be lanced when the lancet is moved to the lancing position, and a second portion of the lancing-device housing remains in the storage case. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A glucose testing system for determining a glucose concentration in a fluid sample received by a test strip, the glucose testing system comprising:
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a meter with a meter housing, an electronic display device mounted on the meter housing, a processor stowed within the meter housing, and a test sensor opening defined in the meter housing and configured to receive therethrough the test trip with the fluid sample, the processor being operable to determine information related to an analyte in a fluid sample; a lancing device with a lancing-device housing and a lancet movably mounted inside the lancing-device housing to transition between a retracted position, whereat the lancet is disposed entirely inside the lancing-device housing, and a lancing position, whereat the lancet protrudes at least partially from the lancing-device housing, the lancing-device housing including a plurality of elongated slots; and a storage case storing therein the meter and the lancing device, the storage case including a rigid polymeric portion and a cover portion covering at least a front of the rigid polymeric portion, both the meter and the lancing device being movable within and removable from the storage case, the storage case including a plurality of pins rigidly attached to the base portion, the elongated slots of the lancing-device housing receiving therein the plurality of pins to thereby movably mounted to the lancing device in the storage case, wherein the lancing device slides on the pins between an internal position, whereat the lancing-device housing is stowed inside the storage case, and an external position, whereat a first portion of the lancing-device housing protrudes from the storage case, such that a fluid sample can be lanced when the lancet is moved to the lancing position, and a second portion of the lancing-device housing remains in the storage case.
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Specification