Multiple Temperature Measurements Coupled With Modeling
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1. A system comprising:
- a housing that substantially defines an internal space;
an analyte measurement component that is within said housing or proximate said housing;
a first temperature sensor that is disposed at a first position within said housing and in thermal communication with a heat source;
a second temperature sensor that is disposed at a second position within said housing and in thermal communication with said heat source to a lesser extent relative to said first temperature sensor; and
,a processor that is disposed within said housing, is in electronic communication with said first temperature sensor and said second temperature sensor, and uses temperature data from said temperature sensors to calculate a temperature associated with said analyte measurement component.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to, inter alia, systems and methods for calculating a temperature associated with an analyte measurement component of a biosensing instrument (such as a blood glucose monitor), with a test strip that is inserted in a biosensing instrument, or both. The present systems and methods may employ at least two temperature sensors, and the acquired temperature information may be used to modulate data regarding an analyte in a biological sample, thereby providing a more accurate measurement of the analyte.
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1. A system comprising:
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a housing that substantially defines an internal space; an analyte measurement component that is within said housing or proximate said housing; a first temperature sensor that is disposed at a first position within said housing and in thermal communication with a heat source; a second temperature sensor that is disposed at a second position within said housing and in thermal communication with said heat source to a lesser extent relative to said first temperature sensor; and
,a processor that is disposed within said housing, is in electronic communication with said first temperature sensor and said second temperature sensor, and uses temperature data from said temperature sensors to calculate a temperature associated with said analyte measurement component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for calculating temperature associated with a test strip inserted in an analyte assessing system comprising:
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measuring a first temperature at a first position that is in thermal communication with a heat source in said analyte assessing system; measuring a second temperature at a second position in said analyte assessing system that is in thermal communication with said heat source to a lesser extent relative to said first position; and
,using the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature to calculate the temperature associated with said test strip. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system comprising:
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a housing that substantially defines an internal space; an analyte measurement component that is within said housing or proximate said housing; a first temperature sensor that is disposed at a first position within said housing and in thermal communication with a heat source; a second temperature sensor that is disposed at a second position within said housing and in thermal communication with the ambient environment outside of said housing to a greater extent relative to said first temperature sensor; and
,a processor that is disposed within said housing, is in electronic communication with said first temperature sensor and said second temperature sensor, and uses temperature data from said temperature sensors to calculate a temperature associated with said analyte measurement component.
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