Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to various methods for measuring the amount of an analyte present in a biological fluid using an electrochemical testing process. Various embodiments are disclosed, including the use of AC test signals and the performance of tests having a Total Test Time within about 2.0 seconds or less, and/or having a clinically low Total System Error.
Abstract:
A method of measuring a temperature during a test for determining a concentration of a medically significant component of a biological fluid by applying an excitation signal having a DC component and an AC component. The AC and DC responses are measured; the AC response is used to produce an indication of temperature of the biological fluid; a temperature corrected DC response is determined using the AC response; and a concentration of the analyte is determined based upon the corrected DC response.
Abstract:
Methods are disclosed for measuring an analyte concentration in a fluidic sample. Such methods further allow one to correct and/or compensate for confounding variables such as hematocrit (Hct), temperature or both before providing an analyte concentration. The measurement methods utilize information obtained from test sequences having at least one AC block and at least one pulsed DC block, where pulsed DC block includes at least one recovery potential, and where a closed circuit condition of the electrode system is maintained during the DC block. Also disclosed are devices, apparatuses and systems incorporating the various measurement methods.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to various methods for measuring the amount of an analyte present in a biological fluid using an electrochemical testing process. Various embodiments are disclosed, including the use of AC test signals and the performance of tests having a Total Test Time within about 2.0 seconds or less, and/or having a clinically low Total System Error.
Abstract:
Se describe una tira sensor de prueba de analito que tiene información codificada en la misma así como un método para formarla y conducir una prueba de analito utilizando la tira sensor de prueba. La información relacionada con un atributo de la tira o grupo/lote de tiras puede codificarse con base en los valores de resistencia pertenecientes a los aspectos eléctricos de la tira, tal como un elemento resistivo primario y un elemento resistivo secundario, el elemento resistivo secundario tiene uno de una pluralidad de estados definidos por un lugar de un conector cerrado para formar una trayectoria resistiva única para el elemento resistivo secundario que incluye una porción del elemento resistivo primario dependiendo de la ubicación del conector cerrado. Los estados pueden formarse en la tira por medio de un paso de procesamiento secundario en la fabricación de la tira en donde una pluralidad de conectores se separa dejando solamente un conector en estado cerrado.
Abstract:
An analyte test sensor strip is disclosed having information coded thereon as well as a method of forming the same and conducting an analyte test using the analyte test sensor strip. Information relating to an attribute of the strip or batch/lot of strips may be coded based on resistance values pertaining to electrical aspects of the strip, such as a primary resistive element and a secondary resistive element, the secondary resistive element having one of a plurality of states defined by a location of a closed tap to form a unique resistive path for the secondary resistive element that includes a portion of the primary resistive element depending on the location of the closed tap. The states may be formed on the strip by a secondary processing step in the manufacture of the strip in which a plurality of taps are severed leaving only one tap in a closed state.
Abstract:
A biosensor having multiple electrical functionalities located both within a nd outside of the measurement zone in which a fluid sample is interrogated. Incredibly small and complex electrical patterns with high quality edges provide electrical functionalities in the biosensor and also provide the electrical wiring for the various other electrical devices provided in the inventive biosensor. In addition to a measurement zone with multiple and various electrical functionalities, biosensors of the present invention may be provided with a user interface zone, a digital device zone and/or a power generation zone. The inventive biosensors offer improved ease of use and performance, and decrease the computational burden and associated cost of th e instruments that read the biosensors by adding accurate yet cost-effective functionalities to the biosensors themselves.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to various methods for measuring the amount of an analyte present in a biological fluid using an electrochemical testing process. The method is performed by applying a first signal having an Alternating Current (AC) component to the biological fluid and measuring a first response to the first signal. A second signal is applied to the biological fluid, wherein the second signal is a Direct Current (DC) signal and a second response is measured to the second signal. The first response is combined with the second response to produce an indication of the concentration of the analyte. The first signal comprises a multi-frequency excitation waveform formed by adding a plurality of individual waveforms of varying frequency together so that the biological fluid is excited by multiple frequencies at the same time such that the first response contains measurement data collected simultaneously for all of the multiple frequencies.
Abstract:
Methods are disclosed for measuring an analyte concentration in a fluidic sample. Such methods further allow one to correct and/or compensate for confounding variables such as hematocrit (Hct), temperature or both before providing an analyte concentration. The measurement methods utilize information obtained from test sequences having at least one AC block and at least one pulsed DC block, where pulsed DC block includes at least one recovery potential, and where a closed circuit condition of the electrode system is maintained during the DC block. Also disclosed are devices, apparatuses and systems incorporating the various measurement methods.
Abstract:
Algunas modalidades de la invención incluyen una técnica de fabricación de 2 o más para producir tiras reactivas (100) para reducir costos, reducir desperdicio e incrementar el rendimiento. También se describen otras técnicas con relación a la técnica de 2 o más, tal como fabricar simultáneamente tiras reactivas (100) arregladas en múltiples columnas. Aun otras técnicas incluyen cortar a través de los sustratos superior (110) e inferior (130) para formar una saliente de ya sea el sustrato superior (110) o inferior (130). Otras modalidades incluyen un biosensor de uso dual en el cual un usuario puede aplicar una muestra de fluido corporal a ambas tiras reactivas de forma simultánea.