Bottled glucose sensor with no handling
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1. A meter for testing an analyte, the meter comprising:
- a read-head configured for interrogating a reagent section of a sensor strip; and
a meter housing arranged about the read-head, the meter housing comprising;
a first lower catch and a second lower catch pivotably mounted on the meter housing;
a first bias element coupling the first and second lower catches to one another;
a first lower cam element and a second lower cam element in engagement with the first and second lower catches, respectively;
a first upper catch and a second upper catch pivotably mounted on the meter housing;
a second bias element coupling the first and second upper catches to one another;
a first upper cam element and a second upper cam element in engagement with the first and second upper catches;
wherein each of the first and second upper catches and the first and second lower catches comprises a projection configured to engage an opening in the sensor strip; and
a third bias element configured to activate the first and second upper cam elements and the first and second lower cam elements to pivot, respectively, the first and second upper catches and the first and second lower catches away from the meter housing.
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Abstract
A device and system for automatic handling of a sensor strip by a part of meter includes a sensor strip having a first section, a second section, and an intermediate section. The sensor strip includes at least a first opening about a first end thereof and a second opening about a second end thereof. A meter part includes a pair of pivoting catches configured to engage and grasp a sensor strip from a container containing a plurality of sensor strips. The sensor strip may thus be removed from a container for testing without need for manual handling of the strip by a user.
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1. A meter for testing an analyte, the meter comprising:
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a read-head configured for interrogating a reagent section of a sensor strip; and a meter housing arranged about the read-head, the meter housing comprising; a first lower catch and a second lower catch pivotably mounted on the meter housing; a first bias element coupling the first and second lower catches to one another; a first lower cam element and a second lower cam element in engagement with the first and second lower catches, respectively; a first upper catch and a second upper catch pivotably mounted on the meter housing; a second bias element coupling the first and second upper catches to one another; a first upper cam element and a second upper cam element in engagement with the first and second upper catches; wherein each of the first and second upper catches and the first and second lower catches comprises a projection configured to engage an opening in the sensor strip; and a third bias element configured to activate the first and second upper cam elements and the first and second lower cam elements to pivot, respectively, the first and second upper catches and the first and second lower catches away from the meter housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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