Process of Making Electrolessly Plated Auto-Calibration Circuits for Test Sensors
First Claim
1. A method of forming an auto-calibration circuit to be used with a sensor package, the sensor package including at least one test sensor and is adapted to be used with an instrument or meter, the method comprising the acts of:
- providing a substrate;
applying a catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution to at least one side of the substrate, the catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution being used to assist in defining electrical connections on the substrate; and
electrolessly plating of the substrate where the catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution was applied to form the electrical connections of the substrate, the electrical connections conveying auto-calibration information for the at least one test sensor to the instrument.
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Abstract
A method of forming an auto-calibration circuit to be used with a sensor package. The sensor package includes at least one test sensor and is adapted to be used with an instrument or meter. A substrate is provided. Catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution is applied to at least one side of the substrate to assist in defining electrical connections on the substrate. The substrate is electrolessly plated with the catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution to form the electrical connections of the substrate. The electrical connections convey auto-calibration information for the at least one test sensor to the instrument.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of forming an auto-calibration circuit to be used with a sensor package, the sensor package including at least one test sensor and is adapted to be used with an instrument or meter, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a substrate; applying a catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution to at least one side of the substrate, the catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution being used to assist in defining electrical connections on the substrate; and electrolessly plating of the substrate where the catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution was applied to form the electrical connections of the substrate, the electrical connections conveying auto-calibration information for the at least one test sensor to the instrument. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
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14. A method of forming an auto-calibration circuit to be used with a sensor package, the sensor package including at least one test sensor and is adapted to be used with an instrument or meter, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a substrate; forming at least one aperture through the substrate; applying a catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution to two opposing sides of the substrate, the catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution being used to assist in defining electrical connections on the substrate; and electrolessly plating of the substrate where the catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution was applied to form the electrical connections of the substrate, the electrical connections conveying auto-calibration information for the at least one test sensor to the instrument. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 20, 21, 22)
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26. A method of forming a sensor package adapted to be used with at least one instrument in determining an analyte concentration in a fluid sample, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a substrate; applying a catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution to at least one side of the substrate, the catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution being used to assist in defining the electrical connections on the substrate; and electrolessly plating of the substrate where the catalytic ink or catalytic polymeric solution was applied to form the electrical connections of the substrate, the electrical connections conveying auto-calibration information for the at least one test sensor to the instrument; attaching the auto-calibration circuit to a surface of a sensor-package base; and providing at least one test sensor being adapted to receive the fluid sample and being operable with at least one instrument. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 37)
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