Patent ID: 8815175
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61B,C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An analyte testing apparatus, comprising: a housing; one or more analyte testing structures that are rotatable about 180° from a first position to a second position provided in the housing, wherein each structure comprises a lancet and an analyte test sensor; a port in the housing for the analyte test structure to contact a lancing site on a subject; and a set of components for advancing an analyte testing structure through the port at a first rate for lancing the lancing site, retracting the analyte testing structure, reorienting the analyte testing structure, and advancing the analyte testing structure through the port at a second rate for testing at the lancing site, the second rate slower than the first rate; wherein the set of components comprises a gear coupled to a cam, the gear and cam having a first configuration wherein the cam is movable in concert with the gear through a first biasing element, wherein the movement of the cam in concert with the gear stores potential energy in the first biasing element; the gear and cam having a second configuration wherein the cam is independently movable with respect to the gear through a release of the potential energy stored in the first biasing element, wherein the independent movement of the cam provides the advancing of the analyte testing structure through the port at the first rate for lancing; the gear and cam having a third configuration wherein the cam is in a neutral position relative to the analyte testing structure, wherein the analyte testing structure is advanced through the port at the second rate for testing by a second biasing element, and wherein the set of components comprises a carriage including a turret, wherein the analyte testing structure is disposed in the turret during the advancing for lancing the lancing site, the reorienting, and the advancing for testing the lancing site; wherein the turret rotates for reorienting the analyte testing structure; wherein the cam is coupled to the carriage to advance the carriage at the first rate; and wherein the second biasing element is coupled to the carriage to advance the carriage at the second rate.