公开(公告)号：US09841391B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US14480939

申请日：2014-09-09

Applicant: LifeScan Scotland Limited

Inventor： Eamon Guinan ,  Jonathan Nelson ,  David Elder

IPC: G01K17/00 ,  G01N25/18 ,  G01N33/49 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01K7/42

CPC classification number: G01N25/18 ,  G01K7/427 ,  G01N33/48785 ,  G01N33/49

Abstract: A hand-held test meter includes an electrically and thermally insulating case (“ETIC”) with an outwardly facing surface, a test meter electrical component (“TMEC”) with a thermal contact portion disposed within the electrically-insulating case, and at least one thermal channel. The thermal channel includes a proximal contact portion with a proximal contact surface, a distal contact portion with a distal surface, and a channel portion connecting the proximal contact portion and the distal contact portion. The thermal channel is integrated with the ETIC such that the thermal channel extends through the ETIC from the outwardly facing surface and to the thermal contact portion of the TMEC. The extension is such that the proximal contact surface of the thermal channel is outside of the ETIC and the distal surface of the thermal channel is in contact with the thermal contact portion of the TMEC. The thermal channel is thermally conductive and electrically-insulating.