What is claimed is:
1. A squeegee with squeegee handle and remote spraying device, which comprises:
(a) a squeegee handle having an enclosed container for holding spraying agent, a surface extending in a lengthwise direction, and a sprayer head being in connection with a squeegee section, said enclosed container having a threaded neck;
(b) said sprayer head having a threaded cap adapted for engaging said threaded neck, and a dispensing means for dispensing the spraying agent, said dispensing means including a trigger in connection with a conduit, a plurality of nozzles extending from a first wiping support attached to a side of a squeegee blade and being in connection with said conduit, and pressure inducing means for inducing an increase in pneumatic pressure in said conduit so as to draw spraying agent into said conduit and out of each of said plurality of nozzles, said conduit extending through said threaded cap and into said enclosed container on one end and through said nozzles on another end; and
(c) a squeegee section being in connection with a top of said squeegee handle and including a squeegee blade and said first wiping support, said first wiping support being attached to said squeegee blade and being nearly parallel to said surface extending in said lengthwise direction of said squeegee handle wherein said squeegee blade is one of aligned at said nozzles and aligned below said nozzles such that when said trigger is moved, said spraying agent flows from said conduit and out through said nozzles onto a first wiping means connected to said first wiping support 26.
2. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 1, which further comprises an extended handle being connected to said squeegee handle and extending downwardly therefrom.
3. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 2 wherein said extended handle is integrally formed as one surface.
4. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 2 wherein said first wiping support 26 is located on an opposite side of said squeegee blade.
5. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 4 wherein said first wiping means is selected from the group consisting of sponge, cloth, and electrostatic cloth.
6. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 5 wherein said device further includes a second wiping support connected to a same side of said device as one of said squeegee blade side and said first wiping support side.
7. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 6 wherein said second wiping support includes tilting means for tilting said second wiping support away from said first wiping support in order to avoid rewetting by said first wiping means.
8. The spray-squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 7 wherein said squeegee blade extends beyond said second wiping support when said second wiping support is in an untilted position.
9. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 8 wherein said second wiping support includes a clamp for holding said second wiping means.
10. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 9 wherein said second wiping means is selected from the group consisting of sponge, cloth, and electrostatic cloths.
11. A squeegee with squeegee handle and remote spraying device, which comprises:
(a) a squeegee handle having an enclosed container for holding spraying agent, a surface extending in a lengthwise direction, and a sprayer head being in connection with a squeegee section, said enclosed container having a threaded neck;
(b) said sprayer head having a threaded cap adapted for engaging said threaded neck, and a dispensing means for dispensing the spraying agent, said dispensing means including a trigger in connection with a conduit, a plurality of nozzles extending from a first wiping support attached to a side of a squeegee blade and being in connection with said conduit, and pressure inducing means for inducing an increase in pneumatic pressure in said conduit so as to draw spraying agent into said conduit and out of each of said plurality of nozzles, said conduit extending through said threaded cap and into said enclosed container on one end and through said nozzles on another end; and
(c) a squeegee section being in connection with a top of said squeegee handle and including a squeegee blade and said first wiping support, said wiping support being attached to said squeegee blade and being nearly parallel to said surface extending in said lengthwise direction of said squeegee handle wherein said squeegee blade is one of aligned at said nozzles and aligned above said nozzles such that when said trigger is moved, said spraying agent flows from said conduit and out through said nozzles onto a first wiping means connected to said first wiping support.
12. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 11 wherein said first wiping support is located on an opposite side of said squeegee blade.
13. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 12 wherein said first wiping means is selected from the group consisting of sponge, cloth, and electrostatic cloth.
14. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 13 wherein said device further includes a second wiping means connected to a same side of said device as one of said squeegee blade side and said first wiping support side.
15. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 14 wherein said second wiping support includes tilting means for tilting said second wiping support away from said first wiping support in order to avoid rewetting by said first wiping means.
16. A spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system, which comprises:
(a) a squeegee handle having an enclosed container for holding spraying agent, a surface extending in a lengthwise direction, and a sprayer head being in connection with a squeegee section, said enclosed container having a threaded neck;
(b) said sprayer head having a threaded cap adapted for engaging said threaded neck, and a dispensing means for dispensing the spraying agent, said dispensing means including a trigger in connection with a conduit, a plurality of nozzles extending from a first wiping support attached to a side of a squeegee blade and being in connection with said conduit, and pressure inducing means for inducing an increase in pneumatic pressure in said conduit so as to draw spraying agent into said conduit and out of each of said plurality of nozzles, said conduit extending through said threaded cap and into said enclosed container on one end and through said nozzles on another end; and
(c) a squeegee section being in connection with a top of said squeegee handle and including a squeegee blade and said first wiping support, said first wiping support being attached to said squeegee blade and being nearly parallel to said surface extending in said lengthwise direction of said squeegee handle wherein said squeegee blade is one of aligned at said nozzles and aligned above said nozzles such that when said trigger is moved, said spraying agent flows from said conduit and out through said nozzles onto a first wiping means connected to said first wiping support; and
(d) an extended handle being connected to said squeegee handle and extending downwardly therefrom wherein said extended handle includes a plurality of telescoping sections such that said extended handle may be extended in length.
17. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 16 wherein said first wiping support is located on an opposite side of said squeegee blade.
18. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 17 wherein said first wiping means is selected from the group consisting of sponge, cloth, and electrostatic cloth.
19. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 18 wherein said device further includes a second wiping support connected to a same side of said device as one of said squeegee blade side and said wiping support side.
20. The spray squeegee having automatic recipient surface wetting mechanism with extension and remote triggering system of claim 19 wherein said second wiping support includes tilting means for tilting said second wiping support away from said first wiping means in order to avoid rewetting by said first wiping support.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for analyzing data from an analyte sensor, the method comprising:
substantially simultaneously receiving data from a first substantially continuous analyte sensor implanted in a host and a second substantially continuous analyte sensor implanted in the same host at the same time, wherein the first and second sensors are designed differently, whereby the first and second sensors exhibit different stabilities;
processing in real-time, by a processor module, the data from the first and second sensors to diagnose a deficiency in the data from the first or second sensor andor calibrate the data from the first or second sensor; and
outputting glucose values in response to the processing.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising requesting external reference data from a single point glucose monitor in response to the processing.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising using the external reference data for calibration of the data from the first and second sensors.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing comprises diagnosing a deficiency, and wherein the processing comprises compensating for transient problems experienced by one of the first and second sensors by the use of the other of the first and second sensors.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing comprises calibrating the data from one of the first or second sensors using data from the other of the first or second sensors.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing comprises using prior information from bench-top tests to determine a sensitivity of at least one of the first or second sensor.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second sensors are both transcutaneous glucose sensors.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second sensors each comprise a sensing method selected from the group consisting of enzymatic, chemical, physical, electrochemical, spectrophotometric, polarimetric, calorimetric and radiometric.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the data comprises using wired communication.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the data comprises using wireless communication.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second sensors have different initial stabilities.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing comprise determining a stability of one or both of the sensors in response to the processing.
13. A system for analyzing data from an analyte sensor, the method comprising:
a first substantially continuous analyte sensor adapted to be implanted in a host, wherein the first sensor is configured to generate data associated with the analyte in the host;
a second substantially continuous analyte sensor adapted to be implanted in the same host at the same time, wherein the second sensor is configured to generate data associated with the analyte in the host, and wherein the first and second sensors are designed differently, whereby the first and second sensors exhibit different stabilities; and
a processor module configured to substantially simultaneously receive and process in real-time data from the first and second sensors to diagnose a deficiency in the data from the first or second sensor andor calibrate the data from the first or second sensor, and wherein the processor module is further configured to output glucose values in response to the processing.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor module is further configured to request external reference data from a single point glucose monitor in response to the processing.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the processor module is further configured to use the external reference data for calibration of the data from the first and second sensors.
16. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor module is configured to diagnose a deficiency in the data from the first or second sensor, and wherein the processor module is further configured to compensate for transient problems experienced by one of the first and second sensors by the use of the other of the first and second sensors.
17. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor module is configured to comprises calibrate the data from the first or second sensor using data from the other of the first or second sensor.
18. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor module is configured to use prior information from bench-top tests to determine a sensitivity of at least one of the first or second sensor.
19. The system of claim 13, wherein the first and second sensors are both transcutaneous glucose sensors.
20. The system of claim 13, wherein the first and second sensors each comprise a sensing method selected from the group consisting of enzymatic, chemical, physical, electrochemical, spectrophotometric, polarimetric, calorimetric and radiometric.
21. The system of claim 13, wherein processor module is in wired communication with the data from the first and second sensors.
22. The system of claim 13, wherein processor module is in wireless communication with the data from the first and second sensors.
23. The system of claim 13, wherein the first and second sensors have different initial stabilities.
24. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor module is configured to determine a stability of one or both of the sensors in response to the processing.