Method and apparatus for coding diagnostic meters
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1. A system for diagnostic testing comprising:
- an electronic meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to test media, the electronic meter comprising a housing having a test media port and an interface for receiving a signal representing coding information;
a plurality of test media compatible with the electronic meter, each test media of the plurality of test media having a first end and a second end, the first end having a width and a height, wherein a width and a height of the test media port is approximately equal to the width and the height of the first end for insertion of the first end into the test media port; and
a container having an open interior volume permitting contact between the plurality of test media housed therein, the container having a coding element associated therewith and a top end;
wherein at least one of the housing and the container comprises a top mount attachment configured to releasably attach the housing to the container; and
the coding element associated with the container transmit the coding information to the interface when the housing is attached to the container.
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Abstract
A system for diagnostic testing may include a meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to a test media, the meter having a housing and an interface for receiving a signal representing coding information, and a container configured to contain test media compatible with the meter, the container having a coding element associated therewith. Additionally, the system may provide a mechanism for removing the meter from an interconnected test container and reattaching it to a new container using on-container coding methods that can recalibrate the meter for the new container of test strips.
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1. A system for diagnostic testing comprising:
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an electronic meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to test media, the electronic meter comprising a housing having a test media port and an interface for receiving a signal representing coding information; a plurality of test media compatible with the electronic meter, each test media of the plurality of test media having a first end and a second end, the first end having a width and a height, wherein a width and a height of the test media port is approximately equal to the width and the height of the first end for insertion of the first end into the test media port; and a container having an open interior volume permitting contact between the plurality of test media housed therein, the container having a coding element associated therewith and a top end; wherein at least one of the housing and the container comprises a top mount attachment configured to releasably attach the housing to the container; and the coding element associated with the container transmit the coding information to the interface when the housing is attached to the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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8. A system for diagnostic testing comprising:
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an electronic meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to test media, the electronic meter comprising a housing having a test media port and an interface for receiving a signal representing coding information; a plurality of test media compatible with the electronic meter, each test media of the plurality of test media having a first end and a second end, the first end having a width and a height, wherein a width and a height of the test media port is approximately equal to the width and the height of the first end for insertion of the first end into the test media port; a container configured to contain test media compatible with the electronic meter, the container having a coding element associated therewith and a top end; wherein at least one of the housing and the container comprises a top mount attachment configured to releasably attach the housing to the container; and the coding element associated with the container transmits the coding information to the interface when the housing is attached to the container; wherein the top mount attachment comprises at least one lock protruding from the housing and at least one corresponding protrusion protruding from at least a portion of a lip of the container, each lock configured to slidably traverse at least a portion of each protrusion when the housing and the container are rotated with respect to one another; wherein in a first rotation position, each lock and each protrusion are disengaged so that the housing is capable of being removed from the top end of the container; and wherein in a second rotation position, each lock and each protrusion are engaged so that the housing is prevented from being removed from the top end of the container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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