STRIP HAVING TEMPERATURE COMPENSATING FUNCTION AND METHOD OF MEASURING BLOOD GLUCOSE USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A strip having a temperature compensating function, comprising:
- a first electrode and a second electrode foamed adjacent to each other to measure blood glucose;
a connector inserted into a blood glucose monitor so as to be electrically connected thereto and one surface of which has upper terminals respectively connected to the first electrode and the second electrode;
a rectangular substrate including a chemically reactive member applied on or attached to the first electrode and the second electrode;
an upper cover covering an upper surface of the substrate and including a cut part so as to expose portions of the first electrode and the second electrode of the substrate; and
a temperature sensor attached to the substrate so as to sense a temperature of the strip.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a strip having a temperature compensating function, in which the temperature of the strip for blood collection for use in a blood glucose monitor is sensed and used as an error compensation value upon measuring blood glucose, thereby obtaining a very accurate blood glucose measurement regardless of ambient temperature and humidity and which includes first and second electrodes formed adjacent to each other to measure blood glucose, a connector inserted into a blood glucose monitor so as to be electrically connected thereto and one surface of which has upper terminals respectively connected to the first and second electrodes, a rectangular substrate including a chemically reactive member applied on or attached to the first and second electrodes, an upper cover covering an upper surface of the substrate and including a cut part to expose portions of the first and second electrodes, and a temperature sensor attached to the substrate to sense the temperature of the strip. A method of measuring blood glucose using the strip is also provided.
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1. A strip having a temperature compensating function, comprising:
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a first electrode and a second electrode foamed adjacent to each other to measure blood glucose; a connector inserted into a blood glucose monitor so as to be electrically connected thereto and one surface of which has upper terminals respectively connected to the first electrode and the second electrode; a rectangular substrate including a chemically reactive member applied on or attached to the first electrode and the second electrode; an upper cover covering an upper surface of the substrate and including a cut part so as to expose portions of the first electrode and the second electrode of the substrate; and a temperature sensor attached to the substrate so as to sense a temperature of the strip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of measuring blood glucose using a blood glucose monitor comprising a connection slot into which a connector of a strip is inserted so as to be electrically connected thereto, a current meter for detecting a current value depending on a blood glucose measurement measured by applying voltage to upper terminals of the strip connected by means of the connection slot, a temperature meter for detecting a current value depending on a temperature of the strip measured by applying voltage to lower terminals of the strip connected by means of the connection slot, a signal processor for processing an analog signal, which was input from the current meter and the temperature meter, into a digital signal so that the digital signal is input to a controller, and the controller for calculating a final blood glucose level by applying an error compensation value depending on the present temperature of the strip to an initial blood glucose level using the blood glucose measurement and the temperature of the strip input from the signal processor and for storing and displaying the final blood glucose level, the method comprising:
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detecting current flowing through a first electrode and a second electrode of the strip to which collected blood is applied; calculating the initial blood glucose level using the detected current; detecting the temperature of the strip using a temperature sensor; compensating for an error in the initial blood glucose level using the detected temperature; calculating the final blood glucose level; and storing and displaying the calculated final blood glucose level. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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