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1. A method for determining the concentration of a first, medically significant component of a biological fluid or a control, the biological fluid or control including a second component which affects the determination of the concentration of the first component, the method including performing a first measurement of a time-varying function i1(t) on the biological fluid or control which first measurement varies with both the concentration of the first component and at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component, i1(t) having the general form
i1(t)=M/sqrt(t)+B where t is time from initiating the measurement, M is the slope of a graph of the function and B is a value the function approaches as t becomes very large, performing a second measurement on the biological fluid or control which second measurement has the form of a time-varying function i2(t), where t is time, t<
- some arbitrarily established time, i2(t) varying primarily only with the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component to develop an indication of the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component, and removing an amount representative of the indicated presence or concentration of the second component from the concentration of the first component indicated by the first measurement.
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A method and apparatus for performing a first measurement on a biological fluid or control, which first measurement varies with both the concentration of a first component and at least one of the presence and concentration of a second component. The method and apparatus perform a second measurement on the biological fluid or control, which second measurement varies primarily only with the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component to develop an indication of the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component. The first and second measurements may be made sequentially or simultaneously. The method and apparatus then remove an amount representative of the indicated presence or concentration of the second component from the concentration of the first component indicated by the first measurement.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for determining the concentration of a first, medically significant component of a biological fluid or a control, the biological fluid or control including a second component which affects the determination of the concentration of the first component, the method including performing a first measurement of a time-varying function i1(t) on the biological fluid or control which first measurement varies with both the concentration of the first component and at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component, i1(t) having the general form
i1(t)=M/sqrt(t)+Bwhere t is time from initiating the measurement, M is the slope of a graph of the function and B is a value the function approaches as t becomes very large, performing a second measurement on the biological fluid or control which second measurement has the form of a time-varying function i2(t), where t is time, t< - some arbitrarily established time, i2(t) varying primarily only with the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component to develop an indication of the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component, and removing an amount representative of the indicated presence or concentration of the second component from the concentration of the first component indicated by the first measurement.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for determining the concentration of a first, medically significant component of a biological fluid or a control, the biological fluid or control including a second component which affects the determination of the concentration of the first component, the apparatus including a device for performing a first measurement of a time-varying function i1(t) on the biological fluid or control which first measurement varies with both the concentration of the first component and at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component, i1(t) having the general form
i1(t)=M/sqrt(t)+Bwhere t is time from initiating the measurement, M is the slope of a graph of the function and B is a value the function approaches as t becomes very large, the device further performing a second measurement of a time-varying function i2(t) of the biological fluid or control, where t is time, t< - some arbitrarily established time, which second measurement varies primarily only with the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component to develop an indication of the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component, and the device further removing an amount representative of the indicated presence or concentration of the second component from the concentration of the first component indicated by the first measurement.
- View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for determining the concentration of a first, medically significant component of a biological fluid or a control, the biological fluid or control including a second component which affects the determination of the concentration of the first component, the method including performing a first measurement of a time-varying function i1(t) of the biological fluid or control, i1(t) varying with both the concentration of the first component and at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component, i1(t) having the general form
i1(t)=M/sqrt(t)+Bwhere t is time from initiating the measurement, M is the slope of a graph of the function and B is a value the function approaches as t becomes very large, performing a second measurement on the biological fluid or control which second measurement also varies with the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component to develop an indication of the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component, and removing an amount representative of the indicated presence or concentration of the second component from the concentration of the first component indicated by the first measurement.
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37. Apparatus for determining the concentration of a first, medically significant component of a biological fluid or a control, the biological fluid or control including a second component which affects the determination of the concentration of the first component, the apparatus including a device for performing a first measurement of a time-varying function i1(t) of the biological fluid or control, i1(t) varying with both the concentration of the first component and at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component, i1(t) having the general form
i1(t)=M/sqrt(t)+Bwhere t is time from initiating the measurement, M is the slope of a graph of the function and B is a value the function approaches as t becomes very large, the device further performing a second measurement on the biological fluid or control which second measurement varies primarily only with the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component to develop an indication of the at least one of the presence and concentration of the second component, and the device further removing an amount representative of the indicated presence or concentration of the second component from the concentration of the first component indicated by the first measurement.
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