Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a test strip or a biosensor for testing the concentration of an analyte in a body fluid.SOLUTION: The test strip includes a base substrate (12), a spacing layer (14) and a covering layer (16) comprising a body cover (18) and a chamber cover (20). The spacing layer includes a void portion (22) to provide a sample-receiving chamber. The base substrate carries an electrode system (26) including electrodes (28) and terminating in contact pads (32). The electrodes are defined as those portions of electrodes traces that are positioned within the sample-receiving chamber. A suitable reagent system (33) overlies the electrodes within the sample-receiving chamber. The body cover and the chamber cover overlying the spacing layer define a slot (34) therebetween, the slot defining a vent opening communicating with the sample-receiving chamber to allow air to escape the chamber as a sample fluid enters the chamber from the edge opening or fluid receiving opening.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for correctly measuring analyte in a fluid. SOLUTION: A method for detecting an abused sensor suitable for determining concentration of a medically significant component of a biological fluid comprises the steps of:(a) impressing the signal containing AC component to a sensor; (b) measuring the AC response to the signal; (c) determining whether the sensor is abused or not using the AC response. The steps (a), (b), and (c) are performed before the biological fluid is applied to the sensor. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for correctly measuring an analyte in fluid.SOLUTION: A method for detecting a misused sensor suitable for measuring concentration of a medically significant component of biological fluid comprises the steps of: (a) applying a signal containing an AC component to a sensor; (b) measuring an AC response to the signal; (c) determining whether the sensor is misused or not using the AC response. The steps (a), (b), and (c) are performed before the biological fluid is applied to the sensor.
Abstract:
Methods and devices are provided for controlling the impact of undesirable short circuits between non-adjacent but critically matched pairs of electrodes in a co-planar electrochemical sensor. In one embodiment, the size and/or shape of at least one electrode is configured to induce a short circuit between electrode pairs for which connectivity is pre-set to be measured by a meter in order to indicate a short circuit between a different pair for which such connectivity is not pre-set to be measured, hi another embodiment, the surface area of one or more electrodes, other than the working electrode, which are designed to be exposed to a sample fluid is significantly limited in relation to the surface area of the working electrode that is exposed to the sample fluid.
Abstract:
A method for detecting an abused sensor for determining concentration of a medically significant component of a biological fluid placed upon the sensor comprising the steps of: a) placing the biological fluid sample upon the sensor; b) applying a first DC signal to the biological fluid; c) measuring a current response to the first DC signal; d) repeating step (c) at least once; e) calculating a normalized Cottrell Failsafe Ratio using the current response data; f) applying a second signal having an AC component to the biological fluid; g) measuring an AC response to the second signal; and h) combining the normalized Cottrell Failsafe Ratio and the AC response to produce an indication of whether the sensor has been abused.
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:
A method for detecting an abused sensor for determining concentration of a medically significant component of a biological fluid placed upon the sensor comprising the steps of: a) placing the biological fluid sample upon the sensor; b) applying a first DC signal to the biological fluid; c) measuring a current response to the first DC signal; d) repeating step (c) at least once; e) calculating a normalized Cottrell Failsafe Ratio using the current response data; f) applying a second signal having an AC component to the biological fluid; g) measuring an AC response to the second signal; and h) combining the normalized Cottrell Failsafe Ratio and the AC response to produce an indication of whether the sensor has been abused.
Abstract:
A method of measuring an analyte in a biological fluid comprises applying an excitation signal having a DC component and an AC component. The AC and DC responses are measured; a corrected DC response is determined using the AC response; and a concentration of the analyte is determined based upon the corrected DC response. Other methods and devices are disclosed.
Abstract:
A test strip (10) having a small sample-receiving chamber on the order of le ss than 1 microliter includes a reagent layer (33) that extends across the widt h of the test strip and also extends to the sample-receiving end (36), such th at the edges of the reagent layer are aligned with the side and dose receiving edges of the test strip. The hydrophilic reagent extending to the dosing edg e of the strip promotes wicking of the sample into the test strip. The end and side edges of the reagent layer are preferably formed as part of a cutting process that forms individual test strips from a larger web, which results i n a smooth and thin reagent layer with a uniform thickness, substantially covering the entire floor of the sample-receiving chamber. The inventive mas s production process helps improve the reproducibility of the quantity, location, thickness and other properties of the reagent layer, which in turn improves the accuracy of the test result.
Abstract:
Described is a test strip including a capillary fill chamber extending a length along the test strip from an intake opening to a terminus, a first pair of electrodes in operative communication with the chamber, and a second pair of electrodes in operative communication with the chamber. Also described is a method for indicating acceptable fill time of biological fluid in the test strip. The method may be employed, for example, as part of determination of concentration of a substance such as in medical diagnosis, for example measurement of glucose in a blood, which is important in treatment of diabetes; the method of the invention provides a more accurate measurement than in the prior methods, even in the presence of confounding variables.