Blood glucose monitoring kit

• US 8,268,259 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2010
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Laboratories Incorporated
• Inventors: Zocchi, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jarrett, Lore
• Application Number:
  US12/762,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20100204558A1
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• Field of Search: 422/430, 600/365, 206/305
• US Class Current: 422/430
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/007 Receptacles for personal medical or care products, e.g. drugs, condoms or patches; Small first-aid kits
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/021 to the belt
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/04 Constructional details of apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0431 Portable apparatus, e.g. comprising a handle or case
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/247 Hygienic covers, i.e. for covering the sensor or apparatus during use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 17/00 First-aid kits
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/003 Kits for diabetics

Abstract

A blood glucose monitoring kit includes a case constructed in the form of a bi-fold wallet which comprises an upper flap and a lower flap that are connected together through a fold. The case includes an outer layer constructed out of a water resistant and soft fabric and an inner layer constructed out of a water resistant material, the outer and inner layers being sewn together about their peripheries. A layer of cushioned material is preferably disposed between the inner and outer layers to provide the case with a soft feel. Blood glucose monitoring electronics are preferably integrated directly into the upper flap of the case, the electronics including a printed circuit board (PCB), a test port mounted on the PCB and a display mounted on the PCB. Preferably, the upper flap is provided with an opening through which the test port is externally accessible. Additionally, the upper flap is provided with a window through which the display is externally visible. A pouch is secured onto the inner surface of the lower flap and is sized and shaped to retain a plurality of disposable test components.

Claims

1. A blood glucose monitoring kit, comprising:

a foldable case comprising;

a first flap;

a second flap; and

a fold between the first flap and the second flap, wherein the foldable case folds and unfolds about the fold; and

blood glucose monitoring electronics integrated within the foldable case, wherein the blood glucose monitoring electronics comprise;

a test port that is externally accessible from outside of the foldable case when folded, wherein the test port is externally accessible through an opening in the fold in the case; and

a display to display test results that is externally visible from the outside of the foldable case when folded;

wherein the blood glucose monitoring electronics are operational to perform a blood glucose test when the case is folded.

2. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 1, wherein the foldable case comprises:

an inner layer;

an outer layer; and

a layer of cushioned material disposed between the outer layer and the inner layer.

3. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 2, wherein the inner and outer layers are constructed out of a non-plastic material.

4. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 2, wherein the inner and outer layers are constructed out of a soft fabric material.

5. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 2, wherein the case comprises a pair of stiffening members that are disposed between the inner layer and outer layer, and wherein the pair of stiffening members are spaced apart so as to define the fold in the case about which the case bends.

6. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 5, wherein the test port is externally accessible through an opening in the outer layer.

7. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 1, comprising means for securing the case in the closed position.

8. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 1, comprising a zipper coupled to the outer periphery of the foldable case for retaining the case folded.

9. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 1, wherein the blood glucose monitoring electronics include a switch formed on a printed circuit board, wherein the switch is triggered by a button that is externally accessible from the outside of the foldable case when folded.

10. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 1, comprising a pouch secured onto the foldable case, the pouch on an inside of the foldable case when folded.

11. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 10, comprising a lancing device holding means.

12. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 1, wherein the pouch comprises an elastic band that constricts tightly against the inside of the foldable case so as to enable the pouch to fold and unfold.

13. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 1, comprising a zipper coupled to the outer periphery of the foldable case for retaining the case folded.

14. The blood glucose monitoring kit of claim 1, comprising a battery compartment mounted on a printed circuit board and disposed on an inside of the foldable case.