Automated mechanical mechanism for a blood glucose sensor dispensing instrument
First Claim
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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Abstract
A sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors and to perform a test using one of the sensors. The sensor dispensing instrument includes an outer housing and a disk drive mechanism contained therein for rotating the sensor pack and ejecting one of the sensors from the sensor pack and through a sensor opening on the housing. The disk drive mechanism of the sensor dispensing instrument is operated by pressing a button which activates a motor. The motor moves a disk drive pusher in a first direction to rotate the sensor pack, and then moves the disk drive pusher in a second direction to eject a sensor from the sensor cavity and through the sensor opening.
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors, comprising:
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an outer housing comprising a sensor opening;
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, wherein the power transfer system transfers power from the motor to the linear drive system; and
a disk drive mechanism generally disposed within the outer housing and connected with the linear drive system, wherein a sensor is disposed through said sensor opening when said motor is activated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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