Abstract: The present invention provides a syringe assembly for a medication pump, such as an insulin pump, or the like that includes a pair of protruding structures at one end that mate with the typical pair of opposed recesses or other notch structures of the syringe assembly mating portion of the pump, without the use of a cap structure and needle member, and that may be manufactured primarily from a relatively inexpensive plastic material or the like, while still providing the medication supply back-pressure required to be adequately sensed by the pump electronics, such that the pump accepts the syringe assembly and is “primed” for proper operation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a blood glucose test strip for use in a six-pin blood glucose meter, including: a substrate; a first conductive lead disposed on a surface of the substrate; a second conductive lead disposed on the surface of the substrate; and a third conductive lead disposed on the surface of the substrate; wherein a portion of each of the first conductive lead, the second conductive lead, and the third conductive lead resides within a blood sample chamber disposed on the surface of the substrate; and wherein blood glucose testing is initiated by the blood glucose meter only when blood in the blood sample chamber electrically couples the first conductive lead and the third conductive lead.

Abstract: A bottle assembly that provides an audio message related to its contents, including: a first housing configured to contain the contents; a second housing coupled to the first housing; an audio system selectively attached to the second housing; a printed circuit board disposed within the audio system including a memory configured to receive audio data; and a speaker and battery disposed within the audio system and coupled to the printed circuit board; the audio system has a keyed shape and is configured to mate with a similarly-shaped receptacle of an audio data programming system when the audio system is detached from the second housing. The audio system has a keyed shape such that it may be mated with the audio data programming system in only one orientation for programming. Preferably, the audio data programming system is disposed within a pharmacy and the audio data is generated outside of the pharmacy.