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Automated mechanical mechanism for a blood glucose sensor dispensing instrument

  • US 6,997,344 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2002
  • Issued: 02/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors, each of said plurality of sensors being disposed in a sensor cavity on said sensor pack and enclosed by a protective covering, said sensor dispensing instrument further adapted to perform a test using one of said plurality of sensors, and comprising:

  • an outer housing having a front end and a rear end, said outer housing further comprising a sensor opening through which one of said sensors is disposed to conduct the test, said sensor opening being disposed at the front end of the outer housing;

    a motor generally disposed within the outer housing;

    a linear drive system generally disposed within the outer housing;

    a power transfer system connected with the motor and the linear drive system for transferring power from the motor to the linear drive system;

    a disk drive mechanism generally disposed within the outer housing and connected to the linear drive system, the disk drive mechanism including a disk drive pusher, wherein the linear drive system moves the disk drive pusher when the motor is activated.

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