Abstract:
A lancet enclosed in a sterility sheet forms a lancet packet to maintain the sterility of the lancet and prevent the lancet from unintentionally piercing the sterility sheet prior to lancet actuation. In one form, the lancet is immobilized by hot tack welding a portion of the sterility sheet to the lancet. Alternatively, portions of the sterility sheet are hot tack welded together through an opening in the lancet to limit movement of the lancet.
Abstract:
A drug delivery device drive (100) that includes a single shape memory alloy wire actuator (10) to advance a lead screw (14) via a ratcheting mechanism is disclosed. In one embodiment, a shape memory alloy wire (10) is operably connected to one of a pair of ratchet wheels (16, 18) and configured to drive incrementally the rotation of the connected ratchet wheel (18) via a contraction, which in turn drives the rotation of the other ratchet wheel (16) about a rotational axis (X) which moves a lead screw and advances a plunger (48) to dispense a liquid drug from a drug container (50). A drug delivery device using the shape memory alloy wire actuator in combination with the ratcheting mechanism to incrementally rotate a shaft, a lead screw or a sleeve provides for a more compact and less complicated design.
Abstract:
A guided structured testing kit comprising a test strip container, a test strip meter, a testing protocol advisor, and at least one of diagnostic test strip is presented. The diagnostic test strip comprising a support element, a glucose reagent provided on the support element, and a glycemic context code provided on the support element. The glycemic context code can be machine-readable. The glycemic context code signals a glycemic context to a test strip meter, either upon insertion of the diagnostic test strip or by a user manually inputting the glycemic context into the test strip meter. A method for performing a guided structured test is also provided.
Abstract:
Un recipiente (10) para almacenar una pluralidad de tiras reactivas (12) que comprende: una carcasa (20) que tiene una parte frontal de la carcasa (24) opuesta a una parte trasera de la carcasa (26) y una base (36), en la que la parte frontal de la carcasa (24) tiene una altura H1 y la parte trasera de la carcasa (26) tiene un altura H2, la carcasa (20) define una cavidad (34), en la que H1 H4, en la que la diferencia de altura entre las alturas H3 y H4 define un ángulo β, en el que el ángulo β varía de aproximadamente 0 a aproximadamente 14 grados, en el que la carcasa (20) comprende además, un asidero frontal (54), en el que el asidero frontal (54) comprende además un pie frontal (64) que sobresale longitudinalmente de la carcasa (20); y un asidero trasero (56), en el que el asidero trasero (56) comprende un pie trasero (66) que sobresale longitudinalmente de la carcasa (20).
Abstract:
Se presenta un kit guiado de prueba estructurada que comprende un recipiente de tira de prueba, un medidor en tira de prueba, un asesor de protocolo de prueba, y al menos una tira de prueba de diagnóstico. La tira de prueba de diagnóstico comprende un elemento de soporte, un reactivo de glucosa proporcionado en el elemento de soporte, y un código de contexto glicémico proporcionado en el elemento de soporte. El código de contexto glicémico puede ser legible en máquina. El código de contexto glicémico señala un contexto glicémico para un medidor en tira de prueba, ya, sea bajo inserción de la tira de prueba de diagnóstico o por un usuario manualmente introduciendo el contexto glicémico en el medidor en tira de prueba. Un método para realizar una prueba de estructura guiada también se proporciona.
Abstract:
A guided structured testing kit comprising a test strip container, a test strip meter, a testing protocol advisor, and at least one of diagnostic test strip is presented. The diagnostic test strip comprising a support element, a glucose reagent provided on the support element, and a glycemic context code provided on the support element. The glycemic context code can be machine-readable. The glycemic context code signals a glycemic context to a test strip meter, either upon insertion of the diagnostic test strip or by a user manually inputting the glycemic context into the test strip meter. A method for performing a guided structured test is also provided.