Cam drive for managing disposable penetrating member actions with a single motor and motor and control system
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1. An analyte and detecting apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
a disposable positionable in the housing;
a penetrating member driver positioned in the housing;
a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the disposable and each of a penetrating member being configured to be coupled to the penetrating member driver;
a plurality of sampling chambers each including an analyte sensor, each sampling chamber associated with a penetrating member;
a cam disk indexing and drive mechanism, wherein the cam disk indexing and drive mechanism being configured to move in x-y and y-z directions that provide for movement in three orthogonal directions;
at least one seal that covers the penetrating members;
a punching element that punches the seal prior to a launch of a penetrating member;
a gripper that couples the penetrating member driver with a penetrating member, the cam disk indexing and drive mechanism configured to retain and release the gripper; and
a motor and control system that provides cam disk indexing and drive mechanism movements including, punching the at least one seal and coupling the gripper to a penetrating member.
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Abstract
An analyte and detecting apparatus has a housing and a disposable positionable in the housing. A penetrating member driver is positioned in the housing. A plurality of penetrating members are positioned in the disposable. Each a penetrating member is configured to be coupled to the penetrating member driver. A plurality of sampling chambers are provided with each one including an analyte sensor. A cam disk indexing and drive mechanism is included.
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1. An analyte and detecting apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; a disposable positionable in the housing; a penetrating member driver positioned in the housing; a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the disposable and each of a penetrating member being configured to be coupled to the penetrating member driver; a plurality of sampling chambers each including an analyte sensor, each sampling chamber associated with a penetrating member; a cam disk indexing and drive mechanism, wherein the cam disk indexing and drive mechanism being configured to move in x-y and y-z directions that provide for movement in three orthogonal directions; at least one seal that covers the penetrating members; a punching element that punches the seal prior to a launch of a penetrating member; a gripper that couples the penetrating member driver with a penetrating member, the cam disk indexing and drive mechanism configured to retain and release the gripper; and a motor and control system that provides cam disk indexing and drive mechanism movements including, punching the at least one seal and coupling the gripper to a penetrating member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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