ERROR DETECTION AND REJECTION FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for measuring a property of a sample, comprising:
- a diagnostic test strip for collecting the sample, the strip having information embedded thereon;
a diagnostic measuring device for receiving the test strip, reading the embedded information, and measuring the sample; and
the diagnostic device further comprising an error detection routine for detecting errors in the embedded information.
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Abstract
A system for measuring a property of a sample is provided. The system comprises a diagnostic measuring device having a memory and a diagnostic test strip for collecting the sample. The strip has embedded thereon a pattern representative of at least first data and second data, the first data being data representing at least one of parameters related to measuring the property, codes usable for calibration of the diagnostic measuring device, or parameters indicating proper connection between the measuring device and the test strip and the second data usable for detecting and rejecting potential errors affecting the proper measurement of the property.
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58 Claims
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1. A system for measuring a property of a sample, comprising:
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a diagnostic test strip for collecting the sample, the strip having information embedded thereon; a diagnostic measuring device for receiving the test strip, reading the embedded information, and measuring the sample; and the diagnostic device further comprising an error detection routine for detecting errors in the embedded information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for measuring a property of a sample, comprising:
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a diagnostic measuring device having a memory; a diagnostic test strip for collecting the sample, the strip having a conductive pattern embedded thereon, the conductive pattern being representative of at least first data and second data, wherein; the first data being data representing at least one of parameters related to measuring the property, codes usable for calibration of the diagnostic measuring device, or parameters indicating proper connection between the measuring device and the test strip; and the second data usable for detecting and rejecting potential errors affecting the proper measurement of the property. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of determining a constituent level within a fluid comprising:
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providing a diagnostic test meter, the test meter comprising a memory and a processor; providing a diagnostic test strip, the test strip comprising at least one code embedded thereon; inserting the test strip into the test meter, the test meter reading the at least one code; performing an error detection and rejection algorithm on the at least one code; and determining the constituent level of the fluid if the error detection and rejection algorithm does not detect an error. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for minimizing the impact of potential errors that may occur when a device reads a diagnostic test strip including a first code comprising a plurality of bits arranged in a physical arrangement, the method comprising:
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determining a probability of each bit to cause a read error; constructing a logical arrangement of the bits different than the physical arrangement based on the probability, wherein the logical arrangement corn rises the bits arranged such that the impact of potential read errors is minimized. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58)
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