Analyte Meter with a Moveable Head and Methods of Using the Same

• US 20100331653A1
• Filed: 06/30/2009
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Stafford, Gary Ashley
• Granted Patent: US 8,613,892 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/365
• 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 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2021/8654 Mechanical support; Mounting of sheet
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/8483 Investigating reagent band test-element handling not specific to a test method G01N33/4875; analytical elements specific to chemical analysis of biological material G01N33/52; autometer with reagent band G01N35/04
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/3273 Devices therefor, e.g. test element readers, circuitry details not specific to biochemical electrodes G01N33/4875
• 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 436/144444 Glucose

Abstract

The present disclosure provides in vitro analyte meters that include a meter portion that is moveable relative to at least one other meter portion. Embodiments include moveable meters that are integrated with in vivo analyte systems. Also provided are methods, systems and kits.

Claims

1. An in vitro glucose meter, comprising:

a housing including a user interface portion, the housing further including an in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion pivotally mounted to the user interface portion of the housing so that the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion is selectively pivotable relative to the user interface portion.

2. The meter of claim 1, wherein the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion is pivotable towards a reporting module of the user interface portion.

3. The meter of claim 2, wherein the reporting module comprises a display.

4. The meter of claim 1, wherein the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion is pivotable away from a reporting module of the user interface portion.

5. The meter of claim 4, wherein the reporting module comprises a display.

6. The meter of claim 1, wherein the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion is pivotable to provide an angle of about 90 degrees relative to the user interface portion.

7. The meter of claim 1, wherein the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion comprises an in vitro glucose test strip port.

8. The meter of claim 1, wherein the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion pivots through a range of about 180 degrees.

9. The meter of claim 8, comprising a lock to substantially fix the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion in a position throughout the range.

10. The meter of claim 1, further including an in vivo glucose monitoring system integrated in the housing.

11. A method, comprising,

selectively moving an in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion of an in vitro glucose meter relative to a user interface portion of the meter;

contacting an in vitro glucose test strip to the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion;

applying a biological sample to the in vitro glucose test strip; and

obtaining information about glucose from the user interface portion of the meter.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising moving the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion towards a reporting module of the user interface portion.

13. The method of claim 11, comprising moving the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion away from a reporting module of the user interface portion.

14. The method of claim 11, comprising moving the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion to provide an angle of about 90 degrees relative to the user interface portion.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion is moveable towards the user interface portion.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion is moveable away from the user interface portion.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion is moveable through a range of about 180 degrees.

18. The method of claim 17, comprising locking the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion in a position throughout the range.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the in vitro glucose meter is integrated with an in vivo glucose monitoring system, and the method further comprises obtaining glucose information from in vivo glucose monitoring and from in vitro monitoring.

20. An integrated glucose monitoring system, comprising:

an in vivo glucose sensor for in vivo glucose testing;

an in vitro glucose test strip for ex vivo glucose testing;

one or more processors for processing glucose information from the in vivo glucose sensor and the in vitro glucose test strip; and

a housing comprising an in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion pivotable relative to a user interface portion of an in vitro glucose meter, the housing comprising a user interface to report the processed glucose information obtained from the in vivo glucose sensor when positioned in a user and the in vitro glucose test strip when contacted with the in vitro glucose test strip contacting portion.

21. A method, comprising:

lancing a test area to express biological fluid from a target area;

contacting an in vitro glucose test strip coupled to an in vitro glucose meter to the expressed biological fluid at the target area; and

pivoting a display portion of the in vitro glucose meter without substantially moving the in vitro glucose test strip from the target area so that the display is viewable while the in vitro glucose test strip is contacting the expressed biological fluid.