TEST STRIPS, METHODS, AND SYSTEM OF MANUFACTURING TEST STRIP LOTS HAVING A PREDETERMINED CALIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a test strip, the method comprising:
- adjusting an amount of reduced mediator in a reagent ink, the reagent ink being disposed on a working electrode, to output a batch intercept that falls within a predetermined target batch intercept range; and
adjusting a working electrode area to output a batch slope that falls within a predetermined target batch slope range.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a technique in which test strip lots can be prepared without requiring a user to input any calibration information before performing a test measurement with a test strip from the test strip lots. In a first aspect, a method of manufacturing a plurality of test strips by adjusting amount of mediators and working electrode area is described. In another aspect, a method of preparing a reagent ink by adjusting the density of the reagent ink to substantially match a target density is described. In a further aspect, a method using a high numerical Shores Hardness squeegee in conjunction with high pressure is provided. In a further aspect, a method of performing an analyte measurement with a test meter, the test meter being configured to not receive a calibration input, and where the test strip manufactured to any one of the methods or techniques described and illustrated herein.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a test strip, the method comprising:
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adjusting an amount of reduced mediator in a reagent ink, the reagent ink being disposed on a working electrode, to output a batch intercept that falls within a predetermined target batch intercept range; and adjusting a working electrode area to output a batch slope that falls within a predetermined target batch slope range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A test strip comprising:
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a first and second working electrode both having a width of about 0.55 millimeters to about 0.85 millimeters; and a reagent layer disposed proximate the working electrode, the reagent layer comprising an oxidized mediator, a reduced mediator, and an enzyme, in which the reduced mediator is not greater than about 0.6% by weight of a sum of the reduced mediator and the oxidized mediator, so that the test strip has a predetermined target batch slope and predetermined target batch intercept.
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8. A plurality of test strip batches in which each test strip comprises:
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a substrate; a conductive layer disposed on the substrate; and a reagent layer disposed on the conductive layer, the reagent layer including an added amount of reduced mediator so that a batch intercept for each test strip batch of the plurality of test strip batches have a variation of less than about 15%. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A plurality of test strip batches in which each test strip comprises:
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a substrate; and carbon ink disposed on the substrate by a squeegee through a metallic screen to define at least one carbon electrode track having a length as measured along a virtual line perpendicular to an axis between two side edges of the at least one track, in which any variations in the length compared to another length of another printed carbon track of at least one other test strip in the plurality of test strip batches is less than about 3.5%.
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20. A method of manufacturing a reagent formulation, the method comprising:
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(i) mixing a solution that includes a rheological control agent, a mediator and an enzyme for a predetermined amount of time; (ii) measuring a density of the solution; and (iii) if the density is not greater than a threshold, continuing to mix the solution for a predetermined amount of time such that the density is about equal to or greater than the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A reagent formulation for coating on a working electrode of a test strip, the reagent formulation comprising:
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(i) a rheological control agent; (ii) a mediator; and (iii) an enzyme in a mixture with the agent and mediator to generally form a reagent having a density of any value from about 1 grams per cm3 to about 1.25 grams per cm3.
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23. An analyte test strip comprising:
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a substrate; and carbon ink disposed on the substrate by a squeegee through a metallic screen to define carbon electrode tracks with each carbon electrode track extending along a longitudinal axis so that any variations in a length of the carbon electrode track as measured along a virtual line perpendicular to an axis between two side edges of a carbon electrode track in one strip compared to a length of a carbon electrode track in other test strips, of a predetermined sample of test strips, is less than about 3.5%. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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24. An analyte test strip comprising:
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a substrate; and a plurality of carbon electrode tracks disposed on the substrate via carbon ink deposition by a squeegee of greater than 55 Shore Hardness A scale through a metallic screen so that any minimum gap between any two working electrode tracks do not vary by more than 30% from a predetermined value.
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25. An analyte test strip comprising:
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a substrate; and carbon ink disposed on the substrate by a squeegee through a metallic screen to define at least one carbon electrode track having a length as measured along a virtual line perpendicular to an axis between two side edges of the at least one track, in which any variations in the length compared to another length of another printed carbon track of at least one other test strip is less than about 3.5%.
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26. An analyte test strip comprising:
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a substrate; and carbon ink disposed on the substrate by a squeegee through a metallic screen to define at least one carbon electrode track having a length as measured along a virtual line perpendicular to an axis between two side edges of the at least one track, in which any variations in the length compared to another length of another printed carbon track of at least one other test strip is less than about 2.5%.
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