Minimal procedure analyte test system
First Claim
1. An analyte detection system comprising:
- a first body portion comprising a lancing mechanism that comprises a lever arm pivotably connected to said first body portion and operatively connected at a first end of said lever arm to a test strip interface member by a launch spring;
a second body portion slidably received by said first body portion, the second body portion comprising a cocking extension; and
a magazine adapted to receive a plurality of unused test strips;
wherein the cocking extension of said second body portion is engageable with a second end of said lever arm of said lancing mechanism to pivot said lever arm to advance said interface member to take a test strip from said magazine and advance said test strip along a lancing path.
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Abstract
A system employing an integrated analyte test strip including a biosensor and lancet is disclosed. The integration of lancet and the sensor elements eliminates the need to align the sensor to the biologic fluid sample after a lancet and lancing device are used in combination to pierce the skin. The system preferably includes a device comprising two body portions that slide relative to each other to both cock and fire a test strip at a target site. Meter reading and test strip disposal may be accomplished by removing the device from the target site. The device preferably employs a magazine loaded with test strips, with one strip being taken from the magazine each time the device is actuated. It preferably also includes a magazine in a cap to store spent test strips for disposal. The device may be turned on an off simply by removal and return of the cap.
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1. An analyte detection system comprising:
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a first body portion comprising a lancing mechanism that comprises a lever arm pivotably connected to said first body portion and operatively connected at a first end of said lever arm to a test strip interface member by a launch spring; a second body portion slidably received by said first body portion, the second body portion comprising a cocking extension; and a magazine adapted to receive a plurality of unused test strips; wherein the cocking extension of said second body portion is engageable with a second end of said lever arm of said lancing mechanism to pivot said lever arm to advance said interface member to take a test strip from said magazine and advance said test strip along a lancing path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An analyte detection system comprising:
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a housing comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion, wherein said housing portions are slidably engageable with each other, the first housing portion comprising a lancing mechanism having a lever arm pivotably connected to the first housing portion, the second housing portion comprising a cocking mechanism operatively associated with the second housing portion; a magazine containing a plurality of unused test strips, said magazine being removably positionable within said housing; and a test strip interface member positioned within said housing and operatively connected to the lancing mechanism; wherein the cocking mechanism of said second housing portion is engageable with the lancing mechanism of said first housing portion to advance said interface member to take a test strip from said magazine and pass at least a lance portion of a test strip past a face of said second housing portion to penetrate a tissue site. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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