Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

Nancy Kennedy Byrd

James R Parker

Carol Jane Batman

Kurt Klem

Patricia A Hopkinson

Lynne Denise Sly

Sandy Mark Richards

Christopher L Belisle

Vladimir Svetnik

Richard W Wilson

Robert A Parks

Robert G Davies

Timothy L Ranney

Richard J Kasle

Les G Henderson

William Brothers

Greg Paul Carpenter

Michael Steven Ray

Leonard Allen Vetsch

Stephen E Moak

Marvin W Glass

Frank M Polaski

Atwell R Shearer

Timothy J Dishop

Tracy Knudsen

Christopher Louis Belisle

Kurt Gerard Klem

Robert Glenn Davies

Robert Anthony Parks

A method of configuring a hand-held instrument () for determining the concentration of a medically significant component of a body fluid or a control comprises providing a configuring computer () having a first port () for transmitting instructions and data for configuring the instrument (), providing on the instrument () a second port () for receiving the instructions and data from the configuring computer (), coupling the first port () to the second port (), transmitting instructions and data to configure the instrument () from the first port (), receiving the instructions and data at the second port (), and configuring the instrument () according to the instructions and data transmitted from the first port () and received at the second port ().

Instrument setup utility program

An instrument ( ) has a well ( ) for receiving a dry cell ( ), an opening ( ) through which a first connector ( ) is exposed to the well ( ), and a boss ( ) adjacent the opening ( ). The boss ( ) precludes the wrong terminal of the dry cell ( ) from engaging the first connector ( ) when the dry cell ( ) is inserted into the well ( ) in incorrect orientation. A second connector ( ) includes a base ( ), a first leg ( ) resiliently connected to and extending away from the base portion, a second leg ( ) resiliently connected to and extending away from the first leg ( ), and a third leg ( ) resiliently connected to and extending away from the second leg ( ) and toward the first leg ( ). A display ( ) for the instrument ( ) has a lens ( ) having a substantially transparent substrate with a polyurethane coating. The instrument housing has first and second portions. At least one locator pin ( ) extends from one ( ) of the housing portions and at least one complementary socket ( ) extends from the other ( ) of the housing portions for receiving the pin ( ) to maintain the first ( ) and second ( ) portions in assembled orientation.

Apparatus and method for determining the concentration of a component of a sample

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