Method and apparatus for coding diagnostic meters
US8388905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/48771
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for diagnostic testing may include a meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to a test media, the meter having a housing and an interface for receiving a signal representing coding information, and a container configured to contain test media compatible with the meter, the container having a coding element associated therewith. Additionally, the system may provide a mechanisms for removing the meter from an interconnected test container and reattaching it to a new container using on-container coding methods that can recalibrate the meter for the new container of test strips. The system may further provide a sampling device, such as a lancet, operably connected to the container such that that a user may use the sampling device to obtain a sample without disconnecting the sampling device from the container. In addition, the system may further provide a refillable test strip container which includes a foil pouch of test strips with a desiccant pill used to refill test strip container when empty.
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