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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9170251 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 03, 2014

Analyte-testing instruments

Applicant:

Bayer Healthcare Llc, Whippany, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Allen J. Brenneman, Goshen, IN (US);

Huan-Ping Wu, Granger, IN (US);

Assignee:

Bayer HealthCare, LLC, Whippany, NJ (US);

Attorney:

Nixon Peabody LLP

Primary Examiner:

Yelena G Gakh

Assistant Examiner:

Michelle Adams

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/00 (2006.01); B65D 83/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 31/22 (2006.01); G01N 33/66 (2006.01); B65D 83/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); B65D 83/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/50 (2013.01); B65D 83/0829 (2013.01); G01N 31/22 (2013.01); G01N 33/48757 (2013.01); G01N 33/48785 (2013.01); B65D 83/00 (2013.01); B65D 83/0454 (2013.01); G01N 33/4875 (2013.01); G01N 33/49 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00089 (2013.01); Y10T 436/114165 (2015.01); Y10T 436/144444 (2015.01);
Abstract

An instrument configured to determine the concentration of at least one analyte in a fluid is disclosed. The instrument comprises a display, a user-interface mechanism, and a body portion. The body portion houses a test-sensor cartridge and includes an opening configured to receive a test sensor from the test-sensor cartridge. The body portion further includes an indexer and an excise mechanism positioned within the body portion. The indexer includes an indexer face, a retention pin, a flexible pawl, and a user-accessible tab. The indexer is configured to rotate about the retention pin, which extends through a first aperture in the indexer face. The excise mechanism includes a push rod configured to extend through a second aperture in the indexer face and a bar coupled with and generally parallel to the push rod.

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