Patents by Inventor Gary Neel
Gary Neel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8636672Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems to collect blood from a patient using a lancet integrated with a test strip. The present disclosure provides integrated test strips having an integrated lancet, as well as meters for actuating the lancet integrated within a test strip. The analyte test strip comprises a first test strip substrate material and a second test strip substrate material. At least one test strip substrate material comprises an elongate cavity. The test strip further comprises a reaction test site for testing analyte concentrations in blood. The test strip further comprises at least one opening communicating with the at least one cavity.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Nipro Diagnostics, Inc.Inventors: Gary Neel, Allan Javier Caban
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Publication number: 20080208078Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems to collect blood from a patient using a lancet integrated with a test strip. The present disclosure provides integrated test strips having an integrated lancet, as well as meters for actuating the lancet integrated within a test strip. The analyte test strip comprises a first test strip substrate material and a second test strip substrate material. At least one test strip substrate material comprises an elongate cavity. The test strip further comprises a reaction test site for testing analyte concentrations in blood. The test strip further comprises at least one opening communicating with the at least one cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2007Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Gary Neel, Allan Javier Caban
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Publication number: 20080083618Abstract: Methods and devices for determining the concentration of a constituent in a physiological sample are provided. The blood sample is introduced into a test strip with portions of the blood sample being directed to both a first capillary and a second capillary. The first capillary configured to electrochemically determine a concentration of a first analyte in a blood sample by measuring a signal across a set of electrodes. The second capillary is configured to determine a hematocrit value of the blood sample by measuring a signal across a second set of electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Inventors: Gary Neel, Douglas Bell, Dennis Slomski, David Deng
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Publication number: 20080020452Abstract: A diagnostic test strip is provided. The test strip comprises at least one electrically insulating substrate material and a plurality of electrical strip contacts disposed on the least one insulating substrate layer. The at least one electrical strip contact includes a first conductive layer disposed on the substrate, and a second conductive layer disposed on top of the first conductive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2006Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Natasha Popovich, Gary Neel, Dennis Slomski, Greta Wegner
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Publication number: 20070212258Abstract: A system for diagnostic testing may include a meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to a test media, the meter having a housing and an interface for receiving a signal representing coding information, and a container configured to contain test media compatible with the meter, the container having a coding element associated therewith. Additionally, the system may provide a mechanisms for removing the meter from an interconnected test container and reattaching it to a new container using on-container coding methods that can recalibrate the meter for the new container of test strips. The system may further provide a sampling device, such as a lancet, operably connected to the container such that that a user may use the sampling device to obtain a sample without disconnecting the sampling device from the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Gary Neel, Brent Modzelewski, George Rounds, Carlos Oti, Allan Caban
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Publication number: 20070110615Abstract: An auto-calibration system for diagnostic test strips is described for presenting data individually carried on each test strip readable by a diagnostic meter. The carried data may include an embedded code relating to data particular to that individual strip. The data is presented so at to be read by a meter associated with the diagnostic test strip in order to avoid manually inputting the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Inventors: Gary Neel, Brent Modzelewski, Allan Caban, Adam Will, Carlos Oti, Natasha Popovich, Stephen Davies
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Publication number: 20070089987Abstract: A system for measuring a glucose level in a blood sample includes a test strip and a meter. The test strip includes a sample chamber, a working electrode, a counter electrode, fill-detect electrodes, and an auto-on conductor. A reagent layer is disposed in the sample chamber. The auto-on conductor causes the meter to wake up and perform a test strip sequence when the test strip is inserted in the meter. The meter uses the working and counter electrodes to initially detect the blood sample in the sample chamber and uses the fill-detect electrodes to check that the blood sample has mixed with the reagent layer. The meter applies an assay voltage between the working and counter electrodes and measures the resulting current. The meter calculates the glucose level based on the measured current and calibration data saved in memory from a removable data storage device associated with the test strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2006Publication date: April 26, 2007Applicant: HOME DIAGNOSTICS, INC.Inventors: Gary Neel, Douglas Bell, T. Wong, Houston Voss, Allan Caban, David Boehm
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Publication number: 20070015286Abstract: An auto-calibration system for diagnostic test strips is described for presenting data individually carried on each test strip readable by a diagnostic meter. The carried data may include an embedded code relating to data particular to that individual strip. The data is presented so at to be read by a meter associated with the diagnostic test strip in order to avoid manually inputting the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2005Publication date: January 18, 2007Inventors: Gary Neel, Brent Modzelewski, Allan Caban, Adam Will, Carlos Oti
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Publication number: 20060275890Abstract: A method for manufacturing a diagnostic testing system is provided. Various methods are described for calibrating the test system to work with selected test media compatible with the calibration to provide accurate results. The methods eliminate the need for any kind of user-coding. Packaging only compatible selected diagnostic test media with the calibrated meter can include at least one container for enclosing the diagnostic test media, wherein the container can be physically coupled to the diagnostic meter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2005Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventors: Gary Neel, Brent Modzelewski, Cameron Casterline
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Publication number: 20060248398Abstract: A smart interface assembly is provided which enables convenient, instant, and discreet communication between an analytical meter and a computer, the transfer of data from the analytical system, and/or the provision of interface software for the display or analysis of data. The smart interface assembly includes first and second couplings for interfacing with the personal computer and the analytical meter. The smart interface assembly has processing and memory capabilities facilitating displaying test results from an analytical system on a computer. The interface can also function as a storage device allowing transfer, access, or syncing of data from a diagnostic system to or by the personal computer without the need for special drivers, and also can facilitate communications between the diagnostic system and the computer using standard device drivers likely to be already present on the computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2005Publication date: November 2, 2006Inventors: Gary Neel, Alex Sanchez
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Publication number: 20060189895Abstract: A system for diagnostic testing may include a meter for performing a test on a sample applied to a test media and a selectively closable container configured to house test media compatible with the meter. The system may also provide mechanisms for removing a meter from a test container and reattaching it to a new one using one of several coding methods that recalibrate the meter for the new container of test strips. Alternatively, the system may include an auto-calibration system where data is provided individually on each individual test medium in a form readable by the test meter. The carried data may include an embedded code relating to data particular to that individual strip. The data is presented so as to be read by a meter associated with the diagnostic test strip in order to avoid manually inputting the information. In addition, the system may further provide mechanisms to reconfigure the meter to perform a new function when it has been determined that a triggering event has occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventors: Gary Neel, Brent Modzelewski, Cameron Casterline, George Rounds, Allan Caban, Adam Will, Carlos Oti
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Publication number: 20060094986Abstract: A system for diagnostic testing may include a meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to a test media and a container configured to contain test media compatible with the meter. The meter may include a closure portion for selectively closing the opening of the container. The system may further provide a sampling device, such as a lancet, operable connected to the container such that that a user may use the sampling device to obtain a sample without disconnecting the sampling device from the container. The system may also provide mechanisms for removing a meter from a test container and reattaching it to a new one using one of several coding methods that recalibrate the meter for the new container of test strips. In addition, the system may further provide mechanisms to reconfigure the meter to perform a new function when it has been determined that the triggering event has occurred.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Gary Neel, Brent Modzelewski, Cameron Casterline, George Rounds
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Publication number: 20050165622Abstract: A medical diagnostic testing device is provided with a voice message capability to record one or more voice messages associated with a test result. When a stored test result is retrieved and displayed, the medical diagnostic testing device also plays the one or more recorded voice messages associated with the stored test result.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Gary Neel, George Rounds, Erick Hernandez
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Publication number: 20050143675Abstract: A system for diagnostic testing may include a meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to a test media and a container configured to contain test media compatible with the meter. The meter may include a closure portion for selectively closing the opening of the container. The system may further provide a sampling device, such as a lancet, operable connected to the container such that that a user may use the sampling device to obtain a sample without disconnecting the sampling device from the container. The system may also provide mechanisms to disable a power source, an auto-on function of the meter, a diagnostic testing function of the meter, or other function of the meter when it has been determined that a triggering event has occurred. The triggering event may be, e.g., the expiration of a certain time period, passage of a certain date, performance of a certain quantity of diagnostic tests, or use of a certain quantity of test media.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Inventors: Gary Neel, Brent Modzelewski, Cameron Casterline
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Publication number: 20050045476Abstract: A system for measuring a glucose level in a blood sample includes a test strip and a meter. The test strip includes a sample chamber, a working electrode, a counter electrode, fill-detect electrodes, and an auto-on conductor. A reagent layer is disposed in the sample chamber. The auto-on conductor causes the meter to wake up and perform a test strip sequence when the test strip is inserted in the meter. The meter uses the working and counter electrodes to initially detect the blood sample in the sample chamber and uses the fill-detect electrodes to check that the blood sample has mixed with the reagent layer. The meter applies an assay voltage between the working and counter electrodes and measures the resulting current. The meter calculates the glucose level based on the measured current and calibration data saved in memory from a removable data storage device associated with the test strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2003Publication date: March 3, 2005Applicant: Home Diagnostics, Inc.Inventors: Gary Neel, Douglas Bell, T. Wong, Houston Voss, Allan Caban, David Boehm
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Patent number: 5639668Abstract: An optical system which may be a component of apparatus for assaying a fluid sample with radiation is capable of exciting fluorescence in fluorescent material and includes a totally internally reflecting, unitary elongated substrate transmissive to both the excitation radiation and to the fluorescence. The fluorescent material includes at least a moiety of an antibody-antigen complex that includes a tag that will provide the fluorescence when excited by an evanescent wave generated by the excitation radiation. The substrate includes an elongated fiber and an integral lens formed to guide the optical radiation into the fiber within the bounds of a critical angle to assure total internal reflectance. A hollow elongated enclosure is disposed concentrically about and spaced from the fiber so as to provide an interspace of capillary dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1995Date of Patent: June 17, 1997Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim CorporationInventors: Thomas Gary Neel, James E. Lyst, Jr.