用于测量生物流体中分析物之系统、装置、媒体及方法;SYSTEMS, DEVICES, MEDIA, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING ANALYTES IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS

摘要

一种用于生物分析物测量装置之可更换式卡匣，其系包括一可移除之外壳以及一设于该外壳中之支撑媒体。该支撑媒体承载以一薄层流体输送材料制成之测试垫，以及以流体不可渗透材料制成之密封隔离垫。该外壳设有一窗口，可供测试垫与外部环境接触；以及一组密封元件，该组密封元件于外壳内部之断面区域定义出一通道，以供该支撑媒体、测试垫及密封隔离垫于其中位移。当密封隔离垫与该组密封元件结合，即可在外壳内形成一密封结构。密封隔离垫可形成为清洁垫一部分，用来擦拭对应一组感应器之表面，或者亦可形成为与清洁垫分离之独立密封垫。; and a set of sealing elements that define a cross sectional area within a channel internal to the housing, through which the support medium, test pads, and hermetic isolation pads are displaceable. Engagement of a hermetic isolation with the set of sealing elements results in the formation of a hermetic seal within the housing. Hermetic isolation pads can be formed as portions of cleanse pads that can be wiped across surfaces corresponding to a set of sensors, or as sealing pads separate from cleanse pads.