Analyte monitoring

• US 7,740,580 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Issued: 06/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wang, Yi, Scott, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): Mallari; Patricia C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Toth; Karen E
• Application Number:
  US11/555,146
• Publication Number:
  US 20080119709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,330 Days
• Field of Search: 600/309, 600345-347, 600/365
• US Class Current: 600/309
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/10 Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

Methods for covering an opening in an analyte meter are provided. Also provided are methods of determining analyte concentration.

Claims

1. A method of determining the level of an analyte, the method comprising:

opening a closed cover that is mated with a sensor port of a meter by pulling on the cover using a sensor;

keeping the cover open using the sensor; and

determining the level of an analyte in a sample applied to the sensor inserted into the sensor port of the meter.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising inserting the sensor into the sensor port to open the closed cover.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising determining the analyte electrochemically.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising determining the analyte optically.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyte is glucose.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the meter is a glucose meter.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the port is integrated with a continuous analyte monitoring system.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising calibrating the continuous analyte monitoring system using the determined level of analyte.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises closing the sensor port by biasing a sensor cover in a closed mated position about the sensor port opening of the meter by removing the sensor that is keeping the sensor cover in an open position from the sensor port.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises an elastomeric material.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises a protrusion configured to at least partially enter and reside in the sensor port.

10. A method for calibrating a continuous glucose monitoring system having a glucose test strip port integrated with the system, the method comprising:

opening a closed cover mated with the port to expose the port to receive a test strip by pulling on the cover using the test strip;

keeping the cover open using the test strip;

determining the concentration of an analyte from the test strip inserted into the port; and

calibrating the continuous analyte system with the determined analyte concentration.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the opening comprises moving the cover from a first position wherein the cover closes the port to a second position that provides the test strip access to the port.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second position is provided by moving a portion of the cover away from the port while another portion of the cover remains attached.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the attached portion is fixedly attached.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the attached portion is pivotally attached.

15. The method of claim 10, comprising contacting the cover with a test strip received in the port.

16. The method of claim 15, comprising applying pressure against a test strip received in the port with the cover.