Patent ID: 8282578
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An integrated analyte measurement system, comprising: a housing comprising a first end and a second end; a lancet positionable within the housing for advancement through a first aperture in the first end of the housing; electronics within the housing for measuring an analyte level within body fluid; a feed-through path configured for retaining a test strip within a second aperture in the first end of the housing wherein the test strip is exposed for application of body fluid to the test strip, and for simultaneously electronically coupling the test strip with the electronics; a pusher mechanism for pushing a test strip through the second aperture; and a lever; wherein the system is configured to arm the lancet for advancement with a single user action comprising translating the lever along a single axis of motion defined by the first and second ends of the housing; and wherein the system is configured to push a test strip through the second aperture with the single user action, further comprising advancing the pusher mechanism in an arcuate manner within the housing such that the pusher mechanism advances the test strip in a direction opposite to that in which the lever is translated.