Integrated Blood Glucose Meter Strip Cartridge Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing integrated blood glucose meters have complex structures and inefficient test strip supply systems, requiring separate strip storage containers and inconvenient handling of test strips.
Innovation Solution
An integrated blood glucose meter with a simple structure and operating method, where a strip cartridge is accommodated, allowing test strips to be loaded individually through a linear movement of an operating knob, and a loading sensor detects the number of remaining strips to notify users when replacement is needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If test strips are stored in a separate strip storage container, then the blood glucose meter can measure glucose, but the user must carry and handle multiple separate components which is inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the strip storage container and blood glucose meter into a single integrated device. The strip container is built into the meter housing, and the test strips are automatically supplied from the integrated storage compartment through a supply opening, eliminating the need for separate strip containers and manual handling.
2Productivity
If multiple test strips are stored in one strip cartridge, then the user needs to replace the entire cartridge when strips are exhausted, but tracking when replacement is needed becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a sensor that detects the number of test strips remaining in the cartridge and provides feedback to the user through a display. This allows real-time monitoring of strip inventory without requiring manual counting or complex tracking systems, enabling users to anticipate when replacement is needed.
3Manufacturing precision
If test strips are supplied individually from the strip cartridge, then accurate supply is achieved, but the structure for individual dispensing becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a spring-loaded mechanism that automatically pushes test strips forward one at a time through a supply opening. The mechanical design inherently controls individual strip dispensing without requiring complex electronic control systems, achieving accurate supply through self-regulating mechanical action.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an integral blood glucose meter, and provides an integral blood glucose meter configured so as to be capable of receiving therein a strip cartridge for holding a plurality of test strips, and to enable the test strips to be loaded one by one from the strip cartridge by linearly moving an operation knob, and thus has a simple operation method and structure and enables accurately supplying and discharging the test strips, and detects whether a strip loading unit is operating so as to calculate the number of remaining test strips in the strip cartridge, thereby enabling a user to identify the number of remaining test strips in advance and make preparations by anticipating the time when the strip cartridge has to be replaced, and thus enabling improved stability in use.