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EP0351892A2
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Diagnostic aid and assemblies therefor
Assignee: Medisense Inc
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Filing: 1984-05-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-05-08
Abstract
Abstract An assembly of circuitry and display means for use in producing a readout value as a diagnostic aid in medicine comprises: (a) a pen-like hollow elongate outer housing; (b) an electrically conductive socket at one end of said housing, suitable to receive the outer end of at least one detachable test member capable when contacted with a physiological test liquid of producing an electrical signal correlating with a physiological parameter to which the test member is selectively sensitive and, (c) a digital read-out window towards the other end of said housing for exhibiting a numerical value corresponding to the parameter.
Inventors
- 👤 Hugh Allen Oliver Hill
- 👤 Irving John Higgins
- 👤 James Michael Mccann
- 👤 Graham Davis
- 👤 Bernhard Ludwig Treidl
- 👤 Nigel Norman Birket
- 👤 Elliot Verne Plotkin
- 👤 Ron Zwanziger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:14
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/145; A61B5/1468; A61B5/1486; A61B5/14865; A61B5/68; A61B5/6846; A61B5/6847; A61B5/6848; C; C12; C12Q; C12Q1/00; C12Q1/001; C12Q1/004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
An assembly of circuitry and display means for use in producing a readout value as a diagnostic aid in medicine, and comprising: (a) a pen-like hollow elongate outer housing; (b) an electrically conductive socket at one end of said housing, suitable to receive the outer end of at least one detachable test member capable when contacted with a physiological test liquid of producing an electrical signal correlating with a physiological parameter to which the test member is selectively sensitive and, (c) a digital read-out window towards the other end of said housing for exhibiting a numerical value corresponding to the parameter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
An assembly of circuitry and display means for use in producing a readout value as a diagnostic aid in medicine, and comprising: (a) a pen-like hollow elongate outer housing; (b) an electrically conductive socket at one end of said housing, suitable to receive the outer end of at least one detachable test member capable when contacted with a physiological test liquid of producing an electrical signal correlating with a physiological parameter to which the test member is selectively sensitive and, (c) a digital read-out window towards the other end of said housing for exhibiting a numerical value corresponding to the parameter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1 from 12 to 20 centimetres long and from 0.8 to 1.5 centimetres across its maximum transverse dimension.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1 in further combination with an invasive needle probe as the test member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An assembly as claimed in claim 1 in further combination with a flat strip electrode as an external non-invasive test member for receiving a blood droplet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
101 words
The operative combination of (I) an assembly of circuitry and display means for use in producing a readout value of blood glucose level as a diagnostic aid in treatment or control of diabetes, comprising: (a) a pen-like hollow elongate housing; (b) an electrically conductive socket at one end of said housing suitable to receive a detachable strip electrode carrier, and (c) a digital readout window towards the other end of said housing connected to said socket for exhibiting a numerical value corresponding to the said glucose level and (II) a strip test electrode carrier held at one end in said socket.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
101 words
The operative combination of (I) an assembly of circuitry and display means for use in producing a readout value of blood glucose level as a diagnostic aid in treatment or control of diabetes, comprising: (a) a pen-like hollow elongate housing; (b) an electrically conductive socket at one end of said housing suitable to receive a detachable strip electrode carrier, and (c) a digital readout window towards the other end of said housing connected to said socket for exhibiting a numerical value corresponding to the said glucose level and (II) a strip test electrode carrier held at one end in said socket.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
79 words
The operative combination of claim 5, wherein the strip test electrode carrier is carrying: (a) a flat electrode of area not greater than 25 sq. mm and comprising a glucose utilising enzyme and a metallocene mediator whereby it is sensitive to blood glucose levels, (b) a reference electrode area non-contiguous with but closely adjacent to the said sensitive electrode area and (c) separate conductive elements extending along the strip communicating one with each electrode for connection to the socket.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A measuring device for use with an electron-transfer electrode, comprising means for comparing an electrical output fo the electrode with an electronic reference and means for providing a signal related to the electrical output of the electrode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A measuring device for use with an electron-transfer electrode, comprising means for comparing an electrical output fo the electrode with an electronic reference and means for providing a signal related to the electrical output of the electrode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A measuring device as claimed in claim 7 in which the electron-transfer electrode is poised at a fixed potential against a reference electrode, and the current flowing in the electron-transfer electrode is measured.
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