Abstract: The present invention is an integrated, test substrate handling apparatus for the measurement and analysis of blood analytes and blood parameters. The test substrate handling apparatus includes multiple test substrate components combined in a single unit. It advances a test substrate for measurement of blood parameters via programmed, periodic blood sampling or via operator input.

Abstract: The present invention is a programmable, automated device for the measurement and analysis of blood analytes and blood parameters. The device components are combined in a single apparatus and either programmed to initiate automatic, periodic blood sampling or initiate automatic blood sampling via operator input. The device operates automatically to draw blood samples at suitable, programmable frequencies to analyze the drawn blood samples and obtain the desired blood readings.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards apparatuses and methods for the automated measurement of blood analytes and blood parameters for bedside monitoring of patient blood chemistry. Particularly, the current invention discloses a programmable system that can automatically draw blood samples at a suitable programmable time frequency (or at predetermined timing), can automatically analyze the drawn blood samples and immediately measure and display blood parameters such as glucose levels, hematocrit levels, hemoglobin blood oxygen saturation, blood gases, lactate or any other blood parameter.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards apparatuses and methods for the automated measurement of blood analytes and blood parameters for bedside monitoring of patient blood chemistry. Particularly, the current invention discloses a programmable system that can automatically draw blood samples at a suitable programmable time frequency (or at predetermined timing), can automatically analyze the drawn blood samples and immediately measure and display blood parameters such as glucose levels, hematocrit levels, hemoglobin blood oxygen saturation, blood gases, lactate or any other blood parameter.

Abstract: A universal garage door opener (UGDO) that records and recreates a carrier frequency signal from a wide range of commercially available garage door openers. A receiver portion of the UGDO includes a detector for removing a carrier wave of the received carrier frequency signal. The carrier frequency signal is applied to a frequency synthesizer including a dual modulus prescaler divider chain. The carrier frequency signal is divided down by the divider chain and compared to a divided reference frequency signal to determine the carrier frequency. The dual modulus divider chain starts at a maximum divide ratio, and periodically changes the divide ratio until the divided carrier frequency signal is within a predetermined resolution range of the divided reference frequency signal. A JK flip flop is used to hold a phase detect output signal of the frequency synthesizer indicative of the divided carrier frequency signal.