Multiple-use blood blotting devices for diabetics for use when monitoring blood glucose levels
First Claim
1. A multiple-use blotting device for blotting blood from a fingertip comprising:
- a substrate;
a blood absorbing pad secured atop said substrate, said blood absorbing pad having a plurality of blood absorbing sections, wherein said substrate comprises a top surface and said blood absorbing pad is secured to the top surface of said substrate;
a cover overlying said blood absorbing pad, said cover having at least one window formed therein for exposing one of said blood absorbing sections, wherein said cover is moveable relative to said blood absorbing pad for exposing a fresh section of said blood absorbing pad through said at least one window while covering a previously used section of said blood absorbing pad.
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Abstract
A multiple-use blotting device for blotting blood from a fingertip includes a substrate, and a blood absorbing pad secured to the substrate. The blood absorbing pad has a plurality of blood absorbing sections that are evenly spaced from one another. The blotting device includes a protective cover overlying the blood absorbing pad, the protective cover having a window formed therein for exposing the blood absorbing pad. The cover is coupled with the substrate and is adapted to rotate relative to the substrate and the blood absorbing pad for sequentially aligning the window of the cover with each of the blood absorbing sections for exposing, one at a time, each of the blood absorbing sections. After one section of the pad has been used to blot blood, the cover is rotated for exposing a clean, unused section of the pad, while covering the used, blood-soaked section of the pad.
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18 Claims
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1. A multiple-use blotting device for blotting blood from a fingertip comprising:
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a substrate; a blood absorbing pad secured atop said substrate, said blood absorbing pad having a plurality of blood absorbing sections, wherein said substrate comprises a top surface and said blood absorbing pad is secured to the top surface of said substrate; a cover overlying said blood absorbing pad, said cover having at least one window formed therein for exposing one of said blood absorbing sections, wherein said cover is moveable relative to said blood absorbing pad for exposing a fresh section of said blood absorbing pad through said at least one window while covering a previously used section of said blood absorbing pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multiple-use blotting device for blotting blood from a fingertip comprising:
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a substrate having a top surface; a blood absorbing pad secured over the top surface of said substrate, said blood absorbing pad having a plurality of blood absorbing sections that are spaced from one another on said blood absorbing pad; a protective cover overlying said blood absorbing pad, said protective cover having a plurality of windows formed therein that are associated with said plurality of blood absorbing sections of said blood absorbing pad, wherein said cover is coupled with said substrate and is adapted to move relative to said substrate and said blood absorbing pad for selectively aligning said windows with each of said blood absorbing sections, and wherein said protective cover comprises a shell having a knob provided at a top surface of said shell, and wherein said device further comprises a shaft used for forming a moveable connection between said shell and said substrate, said shaft having an upper end coupled with said shell and a lower end coupled with said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A multiple-use blotting device for blotting blood from a fingertip comprising:
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a substrate having a top surface; a blood absorbing pad secured over the top surface of said substrate, said blood absorbing pad having a plurality of blood absorbing sections that are spaced from one another on said blood absorbing pad; a protective cover overlying said blood absorbing pad, said protective cover having a plurality of windows formed therein that are associated with said plurality of blood absorbing sections of said blood absorbing pad; at least one sliding element disposed between said protective cover and said blood absorbing pad, wherein said sliding element is retractable from a first position to a second position for exposing at least one of said blood absorbing sections through at least one of said windows, and wherein said sliding element is moveable from the second position back to the first position for recovering the at least one of said blood absorbing sections exposed through the at least one of said windows.
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