Cartridge with lancets and testing device using the cartridge
First Claim
1. A combination of a cartridge and a testing device, the combination comprising:
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a plurality of lancet needles movably mounted to a disk-shaped body;
a plurality of test strips arranged on the disk-shaped body; and
a mechanism allowing the cartridge to be mounted to the testing device,wherein, when installed in the testing device, the cartridge is sized and configured to extend outside of a body of the testing device such that an outer peripheral portion of the cartridge and portions of electrical contacts of the test strips exposable to a user'"'"'s blood drop are visible and accessible while the testing device is resting on a horizontal surface, such that the portions of the electrical contacts exposed to a user'"'"'s blood drop extend into a testing area and are visible and accessible to a user from a position above the testing device,wherein each of the plurality of lancet needles is generally radially oriented and moves along a generally linear path, andwherein each of the plurality of test strips is generally radially oriented.
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Abstract
Cartridge for a testing device and method of testing using the testing device with the cartridge is disclosed. The cartridge includes a plurality of lancet needles and a mechanism allowing the cartridge to be mounted to the testing device. The method provides for puncturing a surface of skin using the testing device by arranging the testing device adjacent or against a user'"'"'s skin, triggering the testing device so that one of the plurality of lancet needles is caused to penetrate the user'"'"'s skin, and rotating the cartridge to another position. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
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27 Claims
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1. A combination of a cartridge and a testing device, the combination comprising:
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a cartridge comprising; a plurality of lancet needles movably mounted to a disk-shaped body; a plurality of test strips arranged on the disk-shaped body; and a mechanism allowing the cartridge to be mounted to the testing device, wherein, when installed in the testing device, the cartridge is sized and configured to extend outside of a body of the testing device such that an outer peripheral portion of the cartridge and portions of electrical contacts of the test strips exposable to a user'"'"'s blood drop are visible and accessible while the testing device is resting on a horizontal surface, such that the portions of the electrical contacts exposed to a user'"'"'s blood drop extend into a testing area and are visible and accessible to a user from a position above the testing device, wherein each of the plurality of lancet needles is generally radially oriented and moves along a generally linear path, and wherein each of the plurality of test strips is generally radially oriented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A combination comprising:
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a cartridge comprising a planar disk-shaped body, a plurality of radially oriented lancet needles mounted to a member that is fixed to an upper surface of the disk-shaped body, a plurality of test strips arranged on the upper surface of the disk-shaped body, and a plurality of springs; each spring being structured and arranged to at least one of; move one of the plurality of lancet needles towards an extended position; and move one of the plurality of lancet needles towards a retracted position;
a testing device,wherein the cartridge is structured and arranged to be removably mountable to the testing device, and wherein, when installed in the testing device, the cartridge is sized and configured to extend outside of a body of the test device such that an outer peripheral portion of the cartridge and portions of electrical contacts of the test strips exposable to a user'"'"'s blood drop are visible and accessible while the testing device is resting on a horizontal surface, such that the portions of the electrical contacts exposed to a user'"'"'s blood drop extend into a testing area and are visible and accessible to a user from a position above the testing device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A testing device comprising:
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a housing; and a cartridge comprising; a plurality of lancet needles radially oriented and movably mounted to one side of a disk-shaped body; the body having test strips integrally formed therein; and a plurality of springs, wherein the cartridge is movably mounted within the housing, and wherein, when installed in the housing, the cartridge is sized and configured to extend outside of a body of the housing such that an outer peripheral portion of the cartridge and portions of electrical contacts of the test strips exposable to a user'"'"'s blood drop are visible and accessible while the housing is resting on a horizontal surface, such that the portions of the electrical contacts exposed to a user'"'"'s blood drop extend into a testing area and are visible and accessible to a user from a position above the housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A glucose meter comprising:
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a housing; a cartridge comprising a plurality of lancet needles radially oriented and movably mounted to one side of a disk-shaped body having test strips integrally formed therein and slots; a plurality of radially movable projecting portions extending through the slots in the disk-shaped body so as to extend to an opposite side of the disk-shaped body, each projecting portion being movable with one of the lancet needles; the cartridge being movably and removably mounted within the housing; a mechanism which retains the cartridge in at least one rotational position; and a device which allows a user to rotate the cartridge between a plurality of positions, wherein, when installed in the housing, the cartridge is sized and configured to extend outside of a body of the housing such that an outer peripheral portion of the cartridge and portions of electrical contacts of the test strips exposable to a user'"'"'s blood drop are visible and accessible while the housing is resting on a horizontal surface, such that the portions of the electrical contacts exposed to a user'"'"'s blood drop extend into a testing area and are visible and accessible to a user from a position above the housing. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification