Patent ID: 7846385

Claim:
An in vivo ketone monitoring system that comprises an integrated in vitro monitoring system, the system comprising: an in vivo ketone sensor configured so that at least a portion of the sensor is positioned in a user; an in vivo ketone module comprising an integrated in vitro test strip port to contact an in vitro ketone test strip; and a port protector mateable about the test strip port of the module, wherein at least one surface of the protector contacts at least one surface of an in vitro ketone test strip when the test strip is passed therethrough, and wherein the port protector further includes an engagement feature that serves to align and attach the port protector to the test strip port, wherein the port protector comprises a slot to permit passage of an in vitro ketone test strip through the slot and into the port, and wherein the protector slot provides contact across both top and bottom surfaces of an in vitro ketone test strip when the test strip is passed therethrough.