Method and system for providing analyte sensor tester isolation

• US 20090054747A1
• Filed: 10/31/2005
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Fennell, Martin J.
• Application Number:
  US11/264,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20090054747A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/316
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement

Abstract

Method and apparatus for providing electrical isolation between devices in batch testing process during manufacturing procedure is provided.

Claims

1. A system for providing electrical isolation, comprising:

a power source;

a controller unit coupled to the power source;

a plurality of sensor testing units; and

a plurality of switches each operatively coupled to a respective one of the plurality of sensor testing units, the plurality of switches further operatively coupled to the controller unit;

wherein the controller unit is configured to selectively couple a respective one or more of the plurality of switches to the power source.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the power source includes a capacitor.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the capacitor is about 1.0 Farad.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of switches is a relay circuit.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of sensor testing units is operatively coupled to a respective one of a plurality of sensors.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors is a glucose sensor.

8. The system of claim 5 wherein the controller unit is configured to provide electrical isolation between the plurality of sensors.

9. The system of claim 5 wherein each of the plurality of sensors is configured for fluid contact with an analyte.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the analyte includes one of interstitial fluid, blood, or oxygen.

6. The system of claim 6 wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors is an analyte sensor.

11. A system for providing electrical isolation, comprising:

a plurality of sensor testing units, each sensor testing unit including a power source;

a plurality of switches each operatively coupled to a respective one of the plurality of sensor testing units; and

a controller unit operatively coupled to the plurality of switches, the controller unit further configured to sequentially trigger the plurality of switches such that the plurality of sensor testing units are each configured to receive power from the respective power source.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein each of the sensor testing units are operatively coupled to a respective one of a plurality of sensors.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors is an analyte sensor

14. The system of claim 12 wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors is a glucose sensor.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to be electrically isolated.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein each of the plurality of sensors is configured for fluid contact with an analyte.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the analyte includes one of interstitial fluid, blood, or oxygen.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein the plurality of switches includes a plurality of relay switches.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein the power source for each of the plurality of sensor testing units is a capacitor.

20. A method, comprising:

charging a power source;

selectively coupling the power source to a plurality of sensor testing units; and

maintaining electrical isolation between the plurality of sensor testing units.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the step of charging the power source includes the steps of:

coupling a capacitance to a power supply; and

disconnecting the capacitance from the power supply.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein the step of selectively coupling includes the step of selectively providing power to the plurality of sensor testing units.

23. The method of claim 20 wherein the step of maintaining electrical isolation includes the step of electrically separating each of the plurality of sensor testing units.

24. The method of claim 20 further including the step of coupling a respective sensor to each of the plurality of sensor testing units.

25. The method of claim 20 further including the step of coupling a sensor to a respective one of the plurality of sensor testing units.

26. The method of claim 25 further including the step of maintaining electrical isolation between each sensor coupled to a respective one of the plurality of sensor testing units.

27. The method of claim 25 wherein the sensor includes an analyte sensor.

28. The method of claim 25 wherein the sensor includes a glucose sensor.