Guided structured testing kit
First Claim
1. A diagnostic test strip for assaying blood, the diagnostic test strip comprising:
- a support element;
a glucose reagent, which reacts with glucose in the blood, provided on the support element; and
a glycemic context code provided on the support element, wherein the glycemic context code indicates a glycemic context for the diagnostic test strip.
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Abstract
A guided structured testing kit which may include a test strip container, a test strip meter, a testing protocol advisor, and at least one of diagnostic test strip is presented. The diagnostic test strip includes a support element, a glucose reagent provided on the support element, and a glycemic context code provided on the support element. The glycemic context code can be machine-readable. The glycemic context code signals a glycemic context to a test strip meter, either upon insertion of the diagnostic test strip or by a user manually inputting the glycemic context into the test strip meter. A method for performing a guided structured test is also provided.
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33 Claims
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1. A diagnostic test strip for assaying blood, the diagnostic test strip comprising:
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a support element; a glucose reagent, which reacts with glucose in the blood, provided on the support element; and a glycemic context code provided on the support element, wherein the glycemic context code indicates a glycemic context for the diagnostic test strip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A guided structured testing kit for assaying blood comprising a test strip container, a test strip meter, a testing protocol advisor, and at least one diagnostic test strip,
wherein the at least one diagnostic test strip comprises a support element, a reagent which reacts with glucose in the blood provided on the support element, and a glycemic context code provided on the support element, wherein the glycemic context code provides a glycemic context of the at least one diagnostic test strip, wherein the test strip container defines an internal volume to hold the at least one diagnostic test strip, and wherein the testing protocol advisor notifies a user of an at least one glycemic testing protocol and is provided in the testing kit as a paper tool, on the testing kit as a paper tool, in the testing kit as a stand-alone electronic device or electronically by the test strip meter.
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20. A method for performing a guided structured test for assaying blood, the method comprising:
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providing a diagnostic test strip having a glycemic context code and a glucose reagent which reacts with glucose in blood associated with the diagnostic test strip and a test strip meter;
applying blood to the diagnostic test strip;executing a blood glucose measurement on the blood by inserting the diagnostic test strip into the test strip meter; and signaling a glycemic context to the test strip meter by inputting the glycemic context code associated with the diagnostic test strip into the test strip meter, wherein the test strip meter associates the signaled glycemic context with a blood glucose test result provided by the diagnostic test strip and stores the blood glucose test result with the glycemic context in a memory of the test strip meter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A guided structured testing kit for assaying blood comprising a test strip container, a test strip meter, a testing protocol advisor, and at least one diagnostic test strip, wherein the at least one diagnostic test strip comprises a support element, a reagent which reacts with glucose in the blood provided on the support element, and a glycemic context code provided on the support element, wherein the glycemic context code provides a glycemic context of the at least one diagnostic test strip,
wherein the test strip container defines at least one internal volume to hold the at least one diagnostic test strip and comprises a lid, wherein the testing protocol advisor notifies a user of an at least one glycemic testing protocol, and is provided in the testing kit as a paper tool, on the testing kit as a paper tool, in the testing kit as a stand-alone electronic device or electronically by the test strip meter, and wherein the lid comprises at least one display, wherein the at least one display provides a visual notification of the at least one glycemic testing protocol comprising a plurality of scheduled tests.
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33. A test strip container, the test strip container comprising:
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at least one internal volume to hold at least one diagnostic test strip; a plurality of a compartments, wherein each compartment houses at least one diagnostic test strip, wherein each diagnostic test strip comprises, a support element, a glucose reagent, which reacts with glucose in blood, provided on the support element, and at least one glycemic context code provided on the test strip container and associated with each compartment in the plurality, wherein the glycemic context code indicates a glycemic context for the diagnostic test strip housed within each compartment.
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