CA2394208C - Removable cover for a glucose meter - Google Patents

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CA2394208C
CA2394208C CA2394208A CA2394208A CA2394208C CA 2394208 C CA2394208 C CA 2394208C CA 2394208 A CA2394208 A CA 2394208A CA 2394208 A CA2394208 A CA 2394208A CA 2394208 C CA2394208 C CA 2394208C
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Andreas Moller
Julian Schlagheck
Claus Steinberg
Christoph Dunwald
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/145Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue
    • A61B5/14532Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B2562/00Details of sensors; Constructional details of sensor housings or probes; Accessories for sensors
    • A61B2562/24Hygienic packaging for medical sensors; Maintaining apparatus for sensor hygiene
    • A61B2562/247Hygienic covers, i.e. for covering the sensor or apparatus during use

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An apparatus for covering a glucose meter is described, wherein the glucose meter has a front surface opposed to a back surface, and an edge surface connecting the front surface to the back surface. The apparatus comprises a frame adapted to receive the glucose meter and at least one attachment mem- ber connected with the frame. The frame is adapted to sur- round a substantial portion of the edge surface and form an opening for viewing at least a portion of the front surface of the glucose meter. The attachment member is adapted to remov- ably connect the frame with the glucose meter.

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' REMOVABLE COVER FOR A GLUCOSE METER
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cover for a glucose meter. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cover that can be removably connected with a glucose meter.
Background of the Invention Blood glucose meters are used to measure the level of glucose in a user's blood. Generally, to operate a blood glu-cose meter, a user deposits a drop of blood onto a disposable cartridge or pad.
The disposable cartridge along with the drop of blood is then inserted into a slot located on the blood glucose meter whereupon the blood glucose meter tests the blood located on the disposable cartridge in order to de-termine the level of glucose in the blood. Often times, upon determining the level of glucose in the blood, the blood glu-cose meter displays this information along with other informa-tion on a screen located on the blood glucose meter.
Often times, blood glucose meters are self-contained units having a case or housing manufactured from a rigid mate-rial such as plastic. Plastic is prone to becoming scratched and may become cracked or even broken is the blood glucose me-ter suffers an impact, such as being dropped onto a floor.
Additionally, some blood glucose meters houses a screen for displaying information. A screen for displaying information may be very fragile and therefore easily damaged if the blood glucose meter or the screen itself suffers an impact. Moreo-ver, often times the surface of a blood glucose meter may be relatively smooth and lack any features or means for allowing a user to effectively grip the blood glucose meter.
If the user is unable to effectively grip the blood glucose meter, the user may lose contact with the blood glucose meter and the blood glucose meter may suffer an impact and become damaged.
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2 Sometimes, blood glucose meters are manufactured using a bland, typically non-descriptive, color. A bland color does not stand out and does not allow the user to easily locate the blood glucose meter if the blood glucose meter is ever lost.
Additionally, some blood glucose meters have little or no in-formation located on their surface. If the blood glucose me-ter has little or no information located on its surface, the blood glucose meter may lack valuable information such as the user's name, instructions on how to use the blood glucose me-ter, or even a design or pattern which can be used to identify the blood glucose meter.
Accordingly, there is a need for a device that can pro-vide additional gripping means for a user to grip onto the blood glucose meter, which can protect the blood glucose meter from becoming damaged when the blood glucose meter suffers an impact, and which can provide valuable information such as a user's name, instructions on how to use the blood glucose me-ter, or a design or pattern which can be used to identify the blood glucose meter.
Summary of the Invention According to a first aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for covering a glucose meter is provided. The glu-cose meter has a front surface opposed to a back surface, and an edge surface connecting the front surface to the back sur-face. The apparatus comprises a frame adapted to receive the glucose meter and at least one attachment member connected with the frame. The frame is adapted to surround a substan-tial portion of the edge surface and form an opening for view-ing at least a portion of the front surface of the glucose me-ter. The attachment member is adapted to removably connect the frame with the glucose meter.
According to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for covering a glucose meter is provided. The glu-cose meter has a front surface opposed to a back surface, and
3 an edge surface connecting the front surface to the back sur-face, wherein the front surface includes a screen for viewing information. The apparatus comprises a frame adapted to re-ceive the glucose meter and at least one attachment member connected with the frame. The frame is adapted to cover a substantial portion of the front surface and a small portion of the back surface of the glucose meter. The attachment mem-ber is adapted to removably connect the frame with the glucose meter.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a glucose meter is provided. The glucose meter has a front sur-face opposed to a back surface, and an edge surface connecting the front surface to the back surface. The glucose meter com-prises a screen located on the front surface for viewing in-formation, and a cover removably connected with the glucose meter. The cover includes a frame adapted to receive the glu-cose meter and at least one attachment member connected with the frame. The frame is adapted to surround a portion of the edge surface of the glucose meter. The attachment member is adapted to removably connect the frame with the glucose meter, wherein the attachment member contacts a small portion of the back surface.
Brief Description of the Drawings FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a removable cover at-tached to a glucose meter, in accordance with one embodiment;
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a removable cover and a glucose meter, in accordance with one embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a front view of a removable cover attached to a glucose meter, in accordance with one embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the removable cover of FIG. 3, in accordance with one embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional side view of the removable cover attached to the glucose meter of FIG. 3, in accordance with one embodiment;
4 FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a removable cover at-tached to a glucose meter, in accordance with one embodiment;
and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a removable cover and a glucose meter, in accordance with one embodiment.
For simplicity and clarity of illustration, elements shown in the Figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale.
For example, the dimensions of some of the elements are exag-gerated relative to each other for clarity.
Further, where considered appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the Figures to indicate corresponding elements.
Detailed Description of the Presently Preferred Embodiments FIGS. 1-5 illustrate one embodiment of a cover 20 for covering a glucose meter 30. Glucose meter 30 can be any de-vice that can be used to determine the level of glucose in a user's blood.
Preferably, glucose meter 30 is a portable blood glucose meter that can be carried along with a user, such as the GLUCOMETER ELITE XLTM, blood glucose meter avail-able from BAYER CORPORATIONT/4 of Tarrytown, New York, United States of America. A portable blood glucose meter has to be light enough so that a user may carry it around. Preferably, a portable blood glucose meter weighs less than 2000 grams, and more preferably, less than 500 grams. A portable blood glucose meter must also have dimensions that are small enough to allow a user to carry it around. Preferably, a portable blood glucose meter has a width W of less than 10 centimeters, a length L of less than 20 centimeters, and a thickness T of less than 5 centimeters, as illustrated in FIG. 2. More pref-erably, a portable blood glucose meter has a width W of less than 7 centimeters, a length L of less than 12 centimeters, and a thickness T of less than 3 centimeters.
Glucose meter 30 has a front surface 32 opposed to a back surface 34, and an edge surface 36 connecting the front sur-face 32 to the back surface 34, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and
5. The front surface 32 includes a screen 48 for viewing in-formation, such as the user's blood glucose level. Screen 48 includes any device that can display information such as, but not limited to, a cathode ray tube, an LCD screen, or any other means for allowing a user to view information. Prefera-bly, screen 48 comprises an LCD screen, since an LCD screen is lightweight, thin, and typically compact enough so that a user can easily carry glucose meter 30 around.
Preferably front surface 32 also includes a power button 45 for turning the glucose meter 30 on. However, the power button 45 may be lo-cated on alternate surface of glucose meter 30, such as the back surface 34 or the edge surface 36.
The front surface 32, the back surface 34 and the edge surface 36 form a housing 31 for the glucose meter 30. Pref-erably, the housing 31 comprises a rigid material, such as, but not limited to: metals such as iron, steel, aluminum, ti-tanium, and brass; plastics such as ethylene-vinyl acetate;
acrylics such as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile; polymers such as polycarbonate, polyu-rethane, polythylene, polybutylene, polyvinyl chloride, poly-phenylene oxide, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride, polyamides, and polybutylene terephthalate; carbon fiber; graphite; and any other rigid material known to those skilled in the art.
The housing 31 may be formed in one of many ways known to those skilled in the art, such as die-casting, machine form-ing, traditional molding, and blow-molding. The housing 31 acts as a means for storing any electronics located within the glucose meter 30 and acts as a means for mounting items such as the screen 48 and the power button 45.
The cover 20 may be colored any color known to those skilled in the art. Preferably, the cover 20 is not colored in a bland color, but rather a distinct color that stands out and allows the user to more easily locate the glucose meter 30 if the glucose meter 30 is ever lost. A distinct color in-cludes such colors as fluorescent colors, metallic colors, bright colors such as yellow, red, orange, intermediate colors such as blue or green, and even solid black or solid white.

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6 The cover 20 includes a frame 50 and at least one attachment member 60 connected with the frame 50.
The frame 50 is adapted to receive the glucose meter 30.
Preferably, the frame 50 comprises a rigid material, such as, but not limited to: metals such as iron, steel, aluminum, ti-tanium, and brass; plastics such as ethylene-vinyl acetate;
acrylics such as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile; polymers such as polycarbonate, polyu-rethane, polythylene, polybutylene, polyvinyl chloride, poly-phenylene oxide, chlorinated polyvinyl chloride, polyamides, and polybutylene terephthalate; carbon fiber; graphite; and any other rigid material known to those skilled in the art.
In one embodiment, the frame 50 is adapted to surround a sub-stantial portion of the edge surface 36. As used herein, a substantial portion of the edge surface 36 is a portion of the edge surface 36 that includes at least 75 percent, of the pe-rimeter of the edge surface 36. Preferably a substantial por-tion of the edge surface 36 is a portion that includes at least 90 percent of the perimeter surrounding the edge surface 36, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. In one embodiment, the frame 50 forms an opening 52 for viewing at least a portion of the front surface 32 of the glucose meter 30, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 7. In one embodiment, opening 52 is designed to receive an interchangeable faceplate 70, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. In one embodiment, opening 52 forms a window 54 for viewing at least a portion of the screen 48, and pref-erably, for viewing the entire screen 48, as illustrated in FIG. 7.
In one embodiment, the frame 50 does not cover a substan-tial portion of the back surface 34 of the glucose meter 30.
As defined herein a substantial portion of the back surface 34 of the glucose meter 30 is a portion that includes at least 90 percent of the surface area of back surface 34, and more pref-erably, that includes at least 50 percent of the back surface 34 of the glucose meter 30. In one embodiment, the frame 50 covers a small portion of the back surface 34 of the glucose meter 30. As defined herein, a small portion of the back sur-'
7 face 34 is a portion that includes no more than 20 percent of the service area of back surface 34. By not covering a sub-stantial portion of the back surface 34 or by covering a small portion, the weight of cover 20 is substantially less than it could be, and therefore the combination of the glucose meter 30 and the cover 20 may be relatively light in weight. Moreo-ver, when the frame 50 does not cover a substantial portion of the back surface 34 or covers only a small portion, the frame 50 may be more readily removed from the glucose meter 30.
Moreover, a user may more easily switch from one cover 20 to a second cover 20 when the frame 50 does not cover a substantial portion of the back surface 34 or covers only a small portion.
In one embodiment, the frame 50 is adapted to cover a substantial portion of the front surface 32.
As defined herein, a substantial portion of the front surface 32 is a portion of the front surface 32 that includes at least 50 per-cent of the surface area of the front surface 32.
Cover 20 also includes at least one attachment member 60 connected with the frame 50, wherein the attachment member 60 is adapted to removably connect the frame 50 with the glucose meter 30, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 6. Attachment member 60 can be generally any type of coupling mechanism known to those skilled in the art, such as, an alligator clip, a clamp, a magnet, a hook and loop type fastener (such as a strip of VELCRO'), a snap fit arrangement or any other comparable cou-pling mechanism which can be removably coupled to an object, such as the glucose meter 30. In one embodiment, the attach-ment member 60 is a snap-fit clip 62 that is adapted to remov-ably connect the frame 50 with the glucose meter 30, as illus-trated in FIGS. 1 and 2. Attachment member 60 is connected with frame 50 in one of many ways known to those skilled in the art such as, for example, welding, gluing, stapling, snap fit arrangement, a hinge, a nut and bolt arrangement, a screw, or any other means known to those skilled in the art for con-necting a first object with a second object. In one embodi-ment, attachment member 60 is integrally formed with frame 50, . .
' 8 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. In one embodiment, cover 20 comprises a second attachment member 60 connected with the frame 50, wherein the second attachment member 60 is adapted to removably connect the frame 50 with a glucose meter 30, as illustrated in FIG. 2.
In one embodiment, cover 20 includes an interchangeable faceplate 70 which is removably connected with the frame 50 and received by the opening 52 in the frame 50, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. In this embodiment, opening 52 of frame 50 is adapted to receive the interchangeable faceplate 70, as il-lustrated in FIG. 2. The interchangeable faceplate 70 is re-movably connected with the frame 50 using any type of coupling mechanism known to those skilled in the art, such as, an alli-gator clip, a clamp, a magnet, a hook and loop type fastener (such as a strip of VELCROTm), a snap fit arrangement or any other comparable coupling mechanism which can be removably coupled to an object, such as the frame 50.
While in the above described embodiments, interchangeable faceplate 70 is removably connected with frame 50, interchangeable faceplate 70 may be fixedly connected with frame 50 using any means known to those skilled in the art. In operation, interchange-able faceplate 70 is received by the opening 52 in the frame 50 and then connected with the frame 50. Attachment member 60 is then removably connected with the glucose meter 30, as il-lustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. Preferably, the interchangeable faceplate 70 forms a window 72 for viewing the screen 48 lo-cated on the front surface 32 of the glucose meter 30.
Interchangeable faceplate 70 may also include information 82 located on the surface 84 of interchangeable faceplate 70.
Information 82 includes any information known to those skilled in the art that my be imprinted, embossed, placed, or encoded on the surface 84. Preferably, information 82 includes useful information such as the user's name, instructions on how to use the glucose meter 30, or even a design or pattern which can be used to identify the glucose meter 30. In one embodi-ment, interchangeable faceplate 70 is integrally formed with frame 50, as illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7.
In one embodiment, glucose meter 30 includes a slot 46 for receiving a disposable cartridge 47, wherein the frame 50 surrounds a portion of the slot 46, as illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. In one embodiment, the slot 46 is located on the edge surface 36 of the glucose meter 30, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. By not covering slot 46, frame 50 of cover 20 allows a user to insert the disposable cartridge 47 into the slot 46 when the frame 50 is connected with the glucose meter 30. In this way, the user may obtain a measurement for the user's blood glucose level using glucose meter 30 without hav-ing to remove frame 50.
In one embodiment, edge surface 36 comprises a first side surface 38 opposed to a second side surface 40, and a top sur-face 42 opposed to a bottom surface 44, as illustrated in FIG.
2 and FIG. 5. In this embodiment, the frame 50 contacts at least a portion of the first side surface 38, the second side .
surface 40, the top surface 42, and the bottom surface 44. In one embodiment, the frame 50 contacts the edge surface 36 in at least two places, and more preferably in at least three places.
In one embodiment, cover 20 includes a gripping member 80 connected with the frame 50. Gripping member 80 is any type of device known to those skilled in the art that can be used to aid a user in gripping an object, such as, a bump, a ridge, a rubber bump, a rubber ridge, a rubber member, a surface cov-ered with adhering materials, and other such device. Prefera-bly, gripping member 80 is integrally formed with the frame 50, as illustrated in FIGS. 1-4. When cover 20 is connected with glucose meter 30, gripping member 80 helps the user main-tain and grip the glucose meter 30.
In one embodiment, a method for distributing disposable cartridges 47 for a glucose meter 30 is described, wherein the method comprises packaging at least one cover 20, as described above, with at least one disposable cartridge 47. By packag-ing a cover 20 with a disposable cartridge 47, as user is able more easily obtain accessories, such as cover 20 and a dispos-able cartridge 47, for a glucose meter 30.
Thus, there has been disclosed in accordance with the in-vention, an apparatus for covering a glucose meter that fully provides the advantages set forth above. Although the inven-tion has been described and illustrated with reference to spe-cific illustrative embodiments thereof, it is not intended that the invention be specifically limited to those illustra-tive embodiments. The scope of the claims should not be limited by the preferred embodiments set forth in the examples, but should be given the broadest intepretation consistent with the description as a whole.

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The embodiments of the present invention for which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. An apparatus for covering a glucose meter, wherein the glucose meter has a front surface opposed to a back surface, and an edge surface connecting the front surface to the back surface, the apparatus comprising:
a frame adapted to be received by the glucose meter, wherein the frame surrounds a substantial portion of the edge surface, and wherein the frame forms an opening;
at least one attachment member connected with the frame, wherein the attachment member is adapted to removably connect the frame with the glucose meter; and a faceplate removably connected with the frame and received by the opening in the frame, the faceplate providing a cover for the front surface of the glucose meter, a first portion of the faceplate being disposed between the frame and the glucose meter and a second portion of the faceplate being viewable through the opening of the frame when the frame is received by the glucose meter.
2. The apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the faceplate forms a window for viewing a screen located on the front surface.
3. The apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the glucose meter includes a slot for receiving a disposable cartridge located on the edge surface, and wherein the frame surrounds the slot.
4. The apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the frame does not cover a substantial portion of the back surface.
5. The apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the frame contacts only a small portion of the back surface in order to allow the frame to be more readily removed from the glucose meter.
6. The apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the edge surface comprises a first side surface opposed to a second side surface, and a top surface opposed to a bottom surface, and wherein the frame contacts at least a portion of the first side surface, the second side surface, the top surface, and the bottom surface.
7. An apparatus for covering a glucose meter, wherein the glucose meter has a front surface opposed to a back surface, and an edge surface connecting the front surface to the back surface, wherein the front surface includes a screen for viewing information, the apparatus comprising:
a frame adapted to be received by the glucose meter, wherein the frame covers a substantial portion of the front surface and a small portion of the back surface when the frame is received by the glucose meter, the frame including a faceplate that is removably connected to the frame and that provides a cover for the front surface of the glucose meter, a first portion of the faceplate being disposed between the frame and the glucose meter and a second portion of the faceplate being viewable through the frame when the frame is received by the glucose meter; and at least one attachment member connected with the frame, wherein the attachment member is adapted to removably connect the frame with the glucose meter.
8. The apparatus of Claim 7, wherein the frame forms a window for viewing the screen located on the front surface.
9. The apparatus of Claim 7, further comprising a gripping member connected with the frame.
10. The apparatus of Claim 9, wherein the gripping member is integrally formed with the frame.
11. The apparatus of Claim 7, wherein the attachment member is integrally formed with the frame.
12. The apparatus of Claim 7 further comprising a second attachment member connected with the frame, wherein the second attachment member is adapted to removably connect the frame with the glucose meter.
13. The apparatus of Claim 7, wherein the edge surface comprises a first side surface opposed to a second side surface, and a top surface opposed to a bottom surface, and wherein the frame contacts at least a portion of the first side surface, the second side surface, the top surface, and the bottom surface.
14. A glucose meter, comprising:
a body including a front surface opposed to a back surface, and an edge surface connecting the front surface to the back surface:
a screen located on the front surface for viewing information; and a cover removably connected with the body, the cover including a frame adapted to receive the body and surround a portion of the edge surface, a faceplate removably connected with the frame, the faceplate providing a cover for the front surface of the body, a first portion of the faceplate being disposed between the frame and the body and a second portion of the faceplate being viewable through an opening of the frame when the frame receives the body, and at least one attachment member connected with the frame, wherein the attachment member is adapted to removably connect the frame with the body, and the attachment member contacts a small portion of the back surface.
15. The glucose meter of Claim 14, wherein the frame forms a window for viewing the screen located on the front surface.
16. The glucose meter of Claim 14, wherein the edge surface comprises a first side surface opposed to a second side surface, and a top surface opposed to a bottom surface, and wherein the frame contacts at least a portion of the first side surface, the second side surface, the top surface, and the bottom surface.
17. The glucose meter of Claim 14, wherein the faceplate forms a window for viewing the screen located on the front surface.
18. The glucose meter of Claim 14, wherein the faceplate includes a stylized design on a portion of the faceplate.
19. The glucose meter of Claim 14, wherein the frame does not cover a substantial portion of the back surface.
20. The apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the faceplate is interchangeable.
21. The apparatus of Claim 7, wherein the faceplate is interchangeable.
22. The glucose meter of Claim 14, wherein the faceplate is interchangeable.
23. A glucose meter system, comprising:
a glucose meter including a housing, the housing including a slot and a housing surface, the slot being configured to receive a sample, the glucose meter measuring the sample received in the slot;
a faceplate including a faceplate surface; and an attachment mechanism for removably coupling the faceplate to the glucose meter, wherein when the attachment mechanism removably couples the faceplate to the glucose meter, the faceplate surface covers at least a portion of the housing surface without covering the slot of the glucose meter, and the faceplate surface modifies the housing of the glucose meter.
24. The system of Claim 23, wherein the faceplate includes an opening for viewing another portion of the housing surface.
25. The system of Claim 24, wherein the housing surface includes a screen for viewing information, and the opening of the faceplate allows the screen to be viewed.
26. The system of Claim 23, wherein the faceplate surface provides information relating to a use or an identification of the glucose meter.
27. The system of Claim 23, wherein the faceplate is one of a plurality of faceplates that are removably coupled to the glucose meter by the attachment mechanism, the plurality of faceplates providing different faceplate surfaces.
28. The system of Claim 23, wherein the faceplate has a different color than the housing surface.
29. The system of Claim 28, wherein the faceplate has a fluorescent color.
30. The system of Claim 28, wherein the faceplate has a metallic color.
31. The system of Claim 28, wherein the faceplate has a bright or intermediate color.
32. The system of any one of Claims 23 to 31, wherein the glucose meter measures a glucose level of a blood sample.
33. A glucose meter system, comprising:
a glucose meter including a housing, the housing including a front surface;
a faceplate removably received over at least a portion of the front surface, the faceplate including a faceplate surface, the faceplate surface modifying the housing of the glucose meter;
a cover having an attachment member, the attachment member removably attaching the cover to the front surface of the glucose meter, the faceplate being disposed between the cover and the front surface of the glucose meter, the cover defining a window that allows the faceplate to be viewed through the cover.
34. The system of Claim 33, wherein the glucose meter includes a slot configured to receive a sample, the glucose meter measuring the sample received in the slot, and the faceplate surface covers at least a portion of the front surface without covering the slot in the glucose meter.
35. The system of Claim 33, wherein the faceplate includes an opening for viewing another portion of the front surface.
36. The system of Claim 35, wherein the front surface includes a screen for viewing information, and the opening in the faceplate allows the screen to be viewed.
37. The system of Claim 34, wherein the faceplate surface provides information relating to a use or an identification of the glucose meter.
38. The system of Claim 34, wherein the faceplate is one of a plurality of faceplates that are removably receivable over at least a portion of the front surface of the glucose meter, the plurality of faceplates providing different faceplate surfaces.
39. The system of claim 33, wherein the faceplate has a different color than the front surface of the glucose meter.
40. The system of claim 33, wherein the faceplate has a fluorescent color.
41. The system of claim 33, wherein the faceplate has a metallic color.
42. The system of Claim 33, wherein the faceplate has a bright or intermediate color.
43. The system of Claim 33, wherein the faceplate is one of a plurality of faceplates that are removably received over at least a portion of the front surface of the glucose meter, the plurality of faceplates including different faceplate surfaces.
44. The system of any one of Claims 33 to 43, wherein the glucose meter measures a glucose level of a blood sample.
45. A glucose meter system, comprising:
a glucose meter including a housing, the housing including a front surface, the front surface including a screen for viewing information;
a faceplate removably received over at least a portion of the front surface, the faceplate including an opening allowing the screen to be viewed, the faceplate including a faceplate surface, the faceplate surface modifying the housing of the glucose meter;
a cover having an attachment member, the attachment member removably attaching the cover to the front surface of the glucose meter, the faceplate being disposed between the cover and the front surface of the glucose meter, the cover defining a window that allows the faceplate to be viewed through the cover.
46. The system of Claim 45, wherein the faceplate surface provides information relating to a use of the glucose meter.
47. The system of Claim 45, wherein the faceplate is one of a plurality of faceplates that are removably received over at least a portion of the front surface of the glucose meter, the plurality of faceplates including different faceplate surfaces.
48. The system of any one of Claims 45 to 47, wherein the glucose meter measures a glucose level of a blood sample.
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