Sensor connection means

• US 20050034983A1
• Filed: 09/24/2004
• Published: 02/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alastair Mcindoe Hodges, Garry Chambers, Ian Andrew Maxwell, Thomas William Beck
• Original Assignee: Alastair Mcindoe Hodges, Garry Chambers, Ian Andrew Maxwell, Thomas William Beck
• Inventors: Maxwell, Ian Andrew, Hodges, Alastair McIndoe, Beck, Thomas William, Chambers, Garry
• Application Number:
  US10/950,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20050034983A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 204/403.10
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/3272 Test elements therefor, i.e. disposable laminated substrates with electrodes, reagent and channels optical biosensors G01N33/52

Abstract

The invention relates to a sensor adapted for electrical connection to a power source having an electrical contact means (3). The sensor has a first insulating substrate (1) carrying a first electrode (2) and a second insulating substrate (7) carrying a second electrode (6). The electrodes are disposed to face each other in spaced apart relationship, sandwiching a spacer (4) therebetween. A first cut-out portion extends through the first insulating substrate (1) and a spacer (4) to expose a first contact area (23) on the second insulating substrate (7). This permits the electrical contact means (31) to effect electrical connection with the first contact (23) which in turn is in electrically conductive connection with the second electrode (6). A similar contact arrangement may be disposed on the opposite side of the sensor.

Claims

1. A sensor adapted for electrical connection with a power source having a contactor, the sensor comprising:

a first insulating substrate carrying a first electrode and a second insulating substrate carrying a second electrode, said electrodes being disposed to face each other in spaced apart relationship, a first cut-out portion extending through said first insulating substrate and a spacer to expose a first contact area on the second insulating substrate to permit the contactor to effect electrical connection with the first contact area disposed on the second insulating substrate, the first contact area being in electrically conductive connection with the second electrode.

2-22. -22. Cancelled