Test media cassette for bodily fluid testing device
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1. A bodily fluid sampling device for analyzing a bodily fluid, comprising:
- a test media cassette including a test media tape adapted to collect the bodily fluid, a supply portion storing an uncontaminated section of the test media tape that is uncontaminated with the bodily fluid, a storage portion storing a contaminated section of the test media tape that is contaminated with the bodily fluid, an exposure portion positioned between the supply portion and the storage portion, the exposure portion being adapted to expose a section of the test media tape to the bodily fluid; and
a sensor positioned between the supply portion and the storage portion to sense at least one property of the bodily fluid collected on the test media tape at the exposure portion of the cassette.
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Abstract
A bodily fluid sampling device includes a piercing device and a sensor enclosed in a housing. A cassette, which contains test media, is positioned proximal to the sensor so that the sensor is able to analyze a bodily fluid sample collected on the test media. The cassette includes a supply portion from which unused test media is supplied and a storage portion in which contaminated test media is stored after exposure to the bodily fluid. The cassette is adapted to collect a series of bodily fluid samples without requiring disposal of the test media.
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1. A bodily fluid sampling device for analyzing a bodily fluid, comprising:
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a test media cassette including a test media tape adapted to collect the bodily fluid, a supply portion storing an uncontaminated section of the test media tape that is uncontaminated with the bodily fluid, a storage portion storing a contaminated section of the test media tape that is contaminated with the bodily fluid, an exposure portion positioned between the supply portion and the storage portion, the exposure portion being adapted to expose a section of the test media tape to the bodily fluid; and
a sensor positioned between the supply portion and the storage portion to sense at least one property of the bodily fluid collected on the test media tape at the exposure portion of the cassette. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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13. A test cassette for collecting a bodily fluid sample, comprising:
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a test media tape having a contaminated section that is contaminated with past samples of the bodily fluid and an uncontaminated section;
a cover including a supply portion in which the uncontaminated section of the test media tape is enclosed, the cover further including a storage portion in which the contaminated section of the test media tape is enclosed, the cover defining an exposure opening along the test media tape at which the test media tape is exposed to the bodily fluid;
a supply reel disposed in the supply portion of the cover around which the uncontaminated section of the test media tape is wrapped; and
a storage reel disposed in the storage portion of the cover around which the contaminated section of the test media tape is wrapped.
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