Analyte Monitoring Devices

• US 20080099332A1
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wang, Yi, Scott, Steve
• Granted Patent: US 8,158,081 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 204/403.01
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0295 Strip shaped analyte sensors for apparatus classified in A61B5/145 or A61B5/157 disposable multilayered or laminated electrodes G01N27/307; details of handling chemical test elements G01N33/4875
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4875 Details of handling test elements, e.g. dispensing or storage, not specific to a particular test method test-elements per se B01L, automatic analysers G01N35/00, in-vivo analysis on the human body for medical diagnosis A61B

Abstract

Covers for covering an opening in an analyte meter, and meters that include the same are provided.

Claims

1. A meter for determining the concentration of an analyte, the meter comprising:

a housing with an opening for receiving an analyte sensor; and

a cover configured to close the opening when a sensor is not received in the meter and to expose the opening to receive a sensor in the meter.

2. The meter of claim 1, wherein the cover is moveable from a first position wherein the cover closes the opening to a second position that provides sensor access to the opening.

3. The meter of claim 1, wherein the second position is provided by moving a portion of the cover away from the housing while another portion of the cover remains attached to the housing.

4. The meter of claim 3, wherein the attached portion is fixedly attached to the housing.

5. The meter of claim 4, wherein the attached portion is pivotally attached to the housing.

6. The meter of claim 1, wherein the cover contacts a sensor received in the meter.

7. The meter of claim 6, wherein the cover provides pressure against a sensor received in the meter.

8. The meter of claim 1, wherein the cover does not provide substantial pressure against a sensor received in the meter.

9. The meter of claim 1, wherein the cover is comprised of a soft material.

10. The meter of claim 1, wherein the cover is comprised of an elastomeric material.

11. The meter of claim 1, wherein the cover is openable by the insertion of a sensor into the meter.

12. The meter of claim 1, wherein the meter is an electrochemical meter.

13. The meter of claim 1, wherein the meter is an optical meter.

14. A cover for covering a sensor opening in a meter, the cover comprising:

a first part attachable to an analyte meter; and

a second part detachable from the analyte meter to provide sensor access to the sensor opening of the meter.

15. The cover of claim 14, wherein the first part is configured to pivot about an area of a meter.

16. The cover of claim 14, wherein the cover includes a protruding portion configured to protrude a distance into the sensor opening of a meter.

17. The cover of claim 14, wherein the cover is positionable about a meter so that the second part cooperates with the meter when in a closed position to provide a seal about the sensor opening of the meter.

18. The cover of claim 17, wherein the cover is positionable about a meter so that the second part is moved away from the meter in an open position to provide sensor access to the opening of the meter.

19. The cover of claim 18, wherein the cover is biased to the closed position.

20. The cover of claim 18, wherein opening of the cover and inserting a sensor into the meter may be accomplished in a single action.

21. The cover of claim 20, wherein the cover is configured to guide a sensor into the sensor opening of a meter and open the cover in the same action.

22. The cover of claim 17, wherein the cover is self closing.

23. A continuous glucose monitoring system for determining the concentration of glucose, the system comprising:

a glucose test strip port configured to receive a test strip; and

a cover configured to close the port when a test strip is not received in the port and to expose the port to receive a test strip.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the cover is moveable from a first position wherein the cover closes the port to a second position that provides test strip access to the port.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the second position is provided by moving a portion of the cover away from the port while another portion of the cover remains attached.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the attached portion is fixedly attached.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the attached portion is pivotally attached.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein the cover contacts a test strip received in the port.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the cover provides pressure against a test strip received in the port.

30. The system of claim 23, wherein the cover does not provide pressure against a test strip received in the port.