Abstract: A biological fluid analysis device (100) including a biosensor (50) comprising an electrochemical-enzymatic sensor including a working electrode (51) and a reference electrode (52), is disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method is provided wherein managed care organizations (MCO) and a patient's healthcare provider are provided reports by an entity on a periodic basis. The reports are based on patient glucose or other disease monitoring tests inputted to a patient test analyzer monitor uniquely identified to the patient. The monitor is programmed to communicate to the entity as frequently as nightly each day's tests to create a patient(s) data base at the entity. The entity optionally causes test units to be shipped directly to the patient as needed. Test results are provided in reports to at least the MCO and optionally to a health care provider and patient. The reports provide timely information as to the status of the patient's control of the disease encouraging compliance by the patient.

Abstract: A tube has a plurality of sections, several with a transparent wall and a static mixer in each section, which mixers may also be transparent. The initial section mixes a photo inactivation agent with a body fluid such as blood and so on. The static mixers each have adjacent static mixing elements including a pair of axially aligned static mixing sections each formed of a 180° helix, adjacent sections being relatively rotated 90°, all of the elements being aligned in a corresponding tube section and having the same orientation. The apparatus is disposable and includes fluid supply containers, tubing, valves, sensors, and mixing devices coupled to pumps, all under control of a CPU. A static mixer filter filters the processed fluid and may contain porous resin particles coated on the inner surfaces of or packed into a mixing device, and/or coated on a porous membrane in a mixing device.

Abstract: Multi-purpose, reversible, blanket garment including a main member of a size and configuration for use as an automobile robe, blanket, and a poncho-type garment, and which is formed of at least two opposed layers, one layer being a layer of woven, wool, blanket-type material, and the other layer being a layer of water repellent material, and which includes a hood of the same two layers of materials and wherein the hood may be fastened and unfastened from the main member by mating zippers provided on the hood and main member. The multi-purpose garment may further include epaulets for enhanced visual appearance, for securing various objects to the poncho-type garment and one of which may be used as an over-the-shoulder carrying strap for carrying the main member and hood upon the main member being suitably folded for carrying.