Strip grabber
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1. A test strip handling device, comprising:
- a housing having an external opening;
an interior compartment disposed within the housing, the interior compartment having a space configured to store at least one test strip, the at least one test strip including a reagent adapted to react with an analyte in a fluid sample and to produce a reaction indicative of the concentration of the analyte in the fluid sample;
first and second members positioned adjacent one another within the housing, andan energy storage device including a third member frictionally engaged with one of the first and second members and configured to rotate in a first direction to store energy and to bias the first and second members to move relative to one another upon release of the stored energy,wherein the first and second members are constructed and arranged to receive the at least one test strip there between and to guide the at least one test strip from the opening into the space of the interior compartment.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a test strip handling device (100) that includes a housing (110) having an interior compartment (112) in which the test strips are received and stored. The device (100) facilitates sanitary handling and disposal of the test strips.
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20 Claims
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1. A test strip handling device, comprising:
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a housing having an external opening; an interior compartment disposed within the housing, the interior compartment having a space configured to store at least one test strip, the at least one test strip including a reagent adapted to react with an analyte in a fluid sample and to produce a reaction indicative of the concentration of the analyte in the fluid sample; first and second members positioned adjacent one another within the housing, and an energy storage device including a third member frictionally engaged with one of the first and second members and configured to rotate in a first direction to store energy and to bias the first and second members to move relative to one another upon release of the stored energy, wherein the first and second members are constructed and arranged to receive the at least one test strip there between and to guide the at least one test strip from the opening into the space of the interior compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A test strip handling device, comprising:
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a housing; an interior compartment disposed within the housing, the interior compartment having a space configured to store at least one test strip, the at least one test strip including a reagent adapted to react with an analyte in a fluid sample and to produce a reaction indicative of the concentration of the analyte in the fluid sample; and first and second rollers positioned adjacent one another within the housing and capable of rotating relative to one another, an energy storage device including a third roller frictionally engaged with one of the first and second rollers and configured to rotate in a first direction to store energy and to bias the first and second rollers to rotate relative to one another upon release of the stored energy, wherein when the at least one test strip is positioned adjacent the first and second rollers, counter-clockwise rotation of the first roller and clockwise rotation of the second roller causes translation of the at least one test strip in a direction toward the space of the interior compartment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of storing a test strip, comprising:
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placing an end of the test strip into an opening of a test strip handling device, the test strip including a reagent adapted to react with an analyte in a fluid sample and to produce a reaction indicative of the concentration of analyte in the fluid sample; positioning the test strip at the junction between first and second rollers housed within the test strip handling device, such that the test strip is positioned adjacent the first and second rollers; rotating a third roller to store energy to be used to cause the first and second rollers to rotate upon actuation; actuating the first roller to rotate in a first direction and the second roller to rotate in a second direction, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction; and drawing the test strip into an interior compartment of the test strip handling device while the first and second rollers are rotating. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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