Blood glucose management

摘要

This disclosure provides equipment and processes for blood glucose management. Embodiments may comprise a lancet device that includes a base that supports a lancet and a cover. The cover can move controllably from an un-depressed position to a depressed position when a predetermined force is applied. The cover can provide access to the lancet in the depressed position. In another aspect, a biological test kit may include a reusable module and a disposable module. The disposable module may include one or more lancet devices such as that described above to collect a biological sample, one or more strip stations supporting biological strips and a disposable module connector. The reusable module may support measuring equipment to measure a property of the biological sample and a reusable module connector that engages removably with the disposable module connector.

主权项

1. A biological test kit comprising:
(a) a reusable module comprising (i) a reusable module housing with top, bottom, front, back, and lateral surfaces, (ii) measuring equipment supported by the reusable module housing and configured to measure a property of a biological sample, and (iii) a reusable module connector supported by at least one of the front, back, or lateral surfaces of the reusable module housing; and (b) a disposable module comprising (i) a disposable module housing with top, bottom, front, back, and lateral surfaces, (ii) first and second lancet stations each having a base that is supported by the bottom surface of the disposable module housing and comprising a lancet supported by and stationary with respect to the base and extending toward the top surface of the disposable module housing at an angle of approximately 90° relative to the bottom surface of the disposable module housing, along with a lancet cover that is movable between an un-depressed position in which the lancet cover covers the lancet and a depressed position in which the lancet protrudes through an aperture in the lancet cover, the first lancet station being configured to facilitate generation of a first biological sample, and the second lancet station being configured to facilitate generation of a second biological sample, (iii) first and second strip stations each supported by the disposable module housing, the first strip station and including a first biological strip configured to receive the first biological sample and to provide the first biological sample to the measuring equipment for measurement of the property, and the second strip station including a second biological strip configured to receive the second biological sample and to provide the second biological sample to the measuring equipment for measurement of the property, and (iv) a disposable module connector supported by at least one of the front, back, or lateral surfaces of the disposable module housing and being modularly connectible to the reusable module connector.