Packages and kits for analyte monitoring devices, and methods related thereto

• US 8,887,911 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2012
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Madsen, Arne, Yadgir, Mark William, Montoto, Linda
• Primary Examiner(s): GEHMAN, BRYON P
• Application Number:
  US13/693,767
• Publication Number:
  US 20130161213A1
• Time in Patent Office: 714 Days
• Field of Search: 206/305, 206363-365, 206/370, 206/438, 206569-572, 206/232, 229/120.11, 229/120.18, 229/120.15, 422/530, 600/365
• US Class Current: 206/363
• 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: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/16 Holders for containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/06 Packaging for specific medical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14 Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 43/10 by folding the material
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/48014 formed by folding extensions hinged to the side edges of a tubular body B65D5/48004 takes precedence; partition separated by erecting the body B65D5/48048
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5007 formed by inwardly protruding of folded parts of the body
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/00 Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials B65D71/00, B65D83/00 take precedence; hand implements or travelling equipment A45C; cosmetic or toiletry equipment A45D; packages for surgical knives, scalpels or blades therefor A61B17/3215; containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes A61J1/00; paint cans B44D3/12; oil cans F16N3/04; containers for carrying small arms F41C33/06; packaging of ammunition or explosive charges F42B39/00; containers for record carriers, specially adapted for cooperation with the recording or reproducing apparatus G11B23/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection

Abstract

Generally, packages for an analyte monitoring device are provided. The packages include a container for containing an analyte monitoring device. The container includes a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and two sidewalls extending from sides of the bottom wall to an open top end of the container. The front wall is shorter in height than the rear wall, and is on an opposite side of the bottom wall than the rear wall. The two sidewalls are on opposite sides of the bottom wall, and extend from the front wall to the rear wall. The package also includes an inner panel disposed between the front wall and the rear wall. A front compartment is formed between the inner panel and the front wall, and a rear compartment is formed between the inner panel and the rear wall. The opening of the rear compartment is at the top end of the container, and an opening of the front compartment is at the top end of the container. Analyte monitoring kits and methods relating thereto are also provided.

Claims

1. A package for an analyte monitoring device, comprising:

a container for containing an analyte monitoring device, the container comprising;

a bottom wall;

a front wall, a rear wall, and two sidewalls extending from sides of the bottom wall to an open top end of the container, wherein the front wall is shorter in height than the rear wall, the front wall on an opposite side of the bottom wall than the rear wall, and wherein the two sidewalls are on opposite sides of the bottom wall, the two sidewalls extending from the front wall to the rear wall;

an inner panel disposed between the front wall and the rear wall, wherein a front compartment is formed between the inner panel and the front wall, and wherein a rear compartment is formed between the inner panel and the rear wall; and

a cover flap extending from the inner panel and comprising a foldable engagement tab that folds into the front compartment and engages with the front wall to close the front compartment;

wherein an opening of the rear compartment is at the top end of the container, and

wherein an opening of the front compartment is at the top end of the container.

2. The package of claim 1, wherein the container comprises one or more dividing panels disposed within the front compartment to form subsections within the front compartment.

3. The package of claim 1, wherein the container comprises a retention element disposed in the rear compartment.

4. The package of claim 3, wherein the retention element is an inverse cutout on the rear wall and one of the sidewalls, the inverse cutout foldable within the rear compartment.

5. The package of claim 4, wherein inverse cutout is disposed in the rear compartment at a higher height than the front wall.

6. The package of claim 1, wherein the inner panel extends to the bottom wall.

7. The package of claim 1, wherein the inner panel does not extend to the bottom wall such that the front compartment is connected to the rear compartment.

8. The package of claim 1, comprising:

a cover shaped and sized to fit over the top end of the container, the cover comprising;

a top wall; and

a front wall, a rear wall, and two sidewalls extending from sides of the top wall to an open bottom end of the cover, wherein the open bottom end of the cover receives the top end of the container.

9. The package of claim 8, wherein the open bottom end of the cover is curved and disposed higher than the bottom wall of the container when the cover is on the container.

10. The package of claim 8, comprising:

an ancillary container shaped and sized to fit on the cover flap of the front compartment between the cover flap and the top wall of the cover, wherein a length and width of a contacting side of the ancillary container matches a length and width of the cover flap that the contacting side is disposed on.

11. The package of claim 1, wherein the analyte monitoring device monitors glucose or ketone bodies.

12. The package of claim 1, wherein each sidewall has a first portion extending from the front wall and comprising a flat top edge and a second portion extending from the back wall, and wherein the first portion of each sidewall is shorter in height than the second portion of each sidewall.

13. The package of claim 12, wherein the second portion of each sidewall comprises a curved top edge.

14. An analyte monitoring kit, comprising:

a package for an analyte monitoring device, the package comprising;

a container for containing an analyte monitoring device, the container comprising;

a bottom wall;

a front wall, a rear wall, and two sidewalls extending from sides of the bottom wall to an open top end of the container, wherein the front wall is shorter in height than the rear wall, the front wall on an opposite side of the bottom wall than the rear wall, and wherein the two sidewalls are on opposite sides of the bottom wall, the two sidewalls extending from the front wall to the rear wall;

an inner panel disposed between the front wall and the rear wall, wherein a front compartment is formed between the inner panel and the front wall, and wherein a rear compartment is formed between the inner panel and the rear wall; and

a cover flap extending from the inner panel and comprising a foldable engagement tab that folds into the front compartment and engages with the front wall to close the front compartment;

wherein an opening of the rear compartment is at the top end of the container, and

wherein an opening of the front compartment is at the top end of the container; and

an analyte monitoring device disposed in the container.

15. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein the container comprises:

one or more dividing panels disposed within the front compartment to form subsections within the front compartment.

16. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein the analyte monitoring device is disposed in the front compartment of the container.

17. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein a lancing device is disposed in the front compartment.

18. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein one or more lancets are disposed in the front compartment.

19. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein control solution is disposed in the front compartment.

20. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein literature related to the analyte monitoring device is disposed in the rear compartment.

21. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein the container comprises:

a retention element disposed in the rear compartment.

22. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 21, wherein the retention element is an inverse cutout on the rear wall and one of the sidewalls, the inverse cutout foldable within the rear compartment.

23. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 22, wherein inverse cutout is disposed in the rear compartment at a higher height than the front wall.

24. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 21, wherein a strip vial is disposed in the retention element.

25. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein the inner panel extends to the bottom wall.

26. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein the inner panel does not extend to the bottom wall such that the front compartment is connected to the rear compartment.

27. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, comprising:

a cover shaped and sized to fit over the top end of the container, the cover comprising;

a top wall; and

a front wall, a rear wall, and two sidewalls extending from sides of the top wall to an open bottom end of the cover, wherein the open bottom end of the cover receives the top end of the container.

28. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 27, comprising:

an ancillary container shaped and sized to fit on the cover flap of the front compartment between the cover flap and the top wall of the cover, wherein a length and width of a contacting side of the ancillary container matches a length and width of the cover flap that the contacting side is disposed on.

29. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 28, wherein the ancillary container comprises analyte test strips.

30. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein the analyte monitoring device monitors glucose or ketone bodies.

31. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein an insulin delivery device is provided in the container.

32. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 14, wherein each sidewall has a first portion extending from the front wall and comprising a flat top edge and a second portion extending from the back wall, and wherein the first portion of each sidewall is shorter in height than the second portion of each sidewall.

33. The analyte monitoring kit of claim 32, wherein the second portion of each sidewall comprises a curved top edge.