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Alcohol Strip
Test Site
Restricting Ring
Output Device
Cons:
•Having the lances puncture through the alcohol strip may introduce unwanted
chemical reactions between the alcohol and the glucose oxidase located on test strips
•The original intention was to have the lances puncture through the test strips as well,
which will require additional force (Additional research, however, revealed that
currently there are manufactured strips with an inward groove along the side through
which the lances can then come up next to without puncturing the strip itself.)
•This add-on design still requires relaying information to existing meters to be
interpreted and displayed, since it’s difficult to build our own meter. However, since
existing meters already have sensors to read the data on the test strips, perhaps our
finalized idea should incorporate existing meters more fully and take advantage of their
built-in sensors.
Sensor
Description:
This is our DS4 – Idea 2. Similar to Idea 1, it’s capability to load multiple strips and
lances at once will help to eliminate the need for individual handling. The strips will
come in conveyor belt-like packs, and the lances will come in rotating disks.
Noticeably, the conveyor belt of strips has coupled to it an alcohol strip which the
lances will puncture through, as to enhance sterilization. An inflatable ring or perhaps
a cylindrical/conical channel will be implemented through which the patient will insert
his/her fingertip and be guided to the testing site. Ideally, the ring/channel will also
serve as a massager to help with the flow of blood at the patient’s fingertip.
Pros:
•Disposable disks of multiple lances and strips to eliminate need of individual handling
•A guide for the finger, which will be helpful for patients suffering from dexterity issues
Lance
Conveyor Belt
Finger
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