Analyte concentration determination meters and methods of using the same
First Claim
1. A device for selecting and dispensing a single test strip at a time and determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological sample applied to the dispensed test strip, said device comprising:
- (a) an internal structure comprising a test strip selecting element comprising a continuously reduced cross-sectional area configured to select a single test strip at a time; and
(b) means for determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological sample applied to the selected test strip.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological sample are provided. The subject devices are meters characterized by having an internal structure that includes a test strip selecting element having a continuously reduced cross-sectional area configured to select a single test strip at a time and means for determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological sample applied to the selected test strip. In the subject methods for containing at least one test strip and dispensing a single test strip at a time, a meter having at least one test strip contained therein is provided. The meter is positioned with respect to the ground to cause the single test strip to move from a contained position to a dispensed position. The subject invention also includes kits for use in practicing the subject methods.
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35 Claims
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1. A device for selecting and dispensing a single test strip at a time and determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological sample applied to the dispensed test strip, said device comprising:
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(a) an internal structure comprising a test strip selecting element comprising a continuously reduced cross-sectional area configured to select a single test strip at a time; and
(b) means for determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological sample applied to the selected test strip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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16. A method for containing at least one test strip and for dispensing a single test strip at a time from a meter, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a meter, wherein said meter has at least one test strip contained therein, (b) positioning said meter with respect to the ground to cause said single test strip to move from a contained position to a dispensed position, whereby a single test strip is dispensed from said meter at a time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for containing at least one test strip and for dispensing a single test strip at a time from a meter, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a meter having an internal structure comprising a test strip selecting element comprising a continuously reduced cross-sectional area configured to select a single test strip at a time, wherein said meter has at least one test strip contained therein;
(b) positioning said meter with respect to the ground to cause said single test strip to move from a contained position to a dispensed position, whereby a single test strip is dispensed from said meter at a time.
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