Analyte Monitoring

• US 20080119709A1
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Published: 05/22/2008
• 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 7,740,580 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/365
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/10 Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

Methods for covering an opening in an analyte meter are provided. Also provided are methods of determining analyte concentration.

Claims

1. A method of determining the level of an analyte, the method comprising:

opening a closed cover that is covering a sensor port of a meter; and

determining the level of an analyte in a sample applied to a sensor inserted into the sensor port of the meter.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising opening the closed cover using the sensor.

3. The method of claim 2, comprising inserting the sensor into the sensor port to open the closed cover.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising determining the analyte electrochemically.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising determining the analyte optically.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyte is glucose.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the meter is a glucose meter.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the port is integrated with a continuous analyte monitoring system.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising calibrating the continuous analyte monitoring system using the determined level of analyte.

10. A method of closing a sensor opening in an analyte meter comprising biasing a sensor cover in a closed position about the sensor opening of the meter.

11. A method for calibrating a continuous glucose monitoring system having a glucose test strip port integrated with the system, the method comprising:

opening a cover of the port to expose the port to receive a test strip;

determining the concentration of an analyte from a test strip inserted into the port; and

calibrating the continuous analyte system with the determined analyte concentration.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising moving the cover from a first position wherein the cover closes the port to a second position that provides the test strip access to the port.

13. The method of claim 11, 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.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the attached portion is fixedly attached.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the attached portion is pivotally attached.

16. The method of claim 11, comprising contacting the cover with a test strip received in the port.

17. The method of claim 16, comprising applying pressure against a test strip received in the port with the cover.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the cover does not provide pressure against a test strip received in the port.