Measuring device and methods for use therewith

• US 20110215004A1
• Filed: 05/16/2011
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agamatrix Incorporated (AgaMatrix Holdings LLC d/b/a WaveForm Diabetes)
• Original Assignee: Agamatrix Incorporated (AgaMatrix Holdings LLC d/b/a WaveForm Diabetes)
• Inventors: Flaherty, Joseph, Vu, Sonny, Huang, Eileen
• Application Number:
  US13/108,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20110215004A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 205/792
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/28 Electrolytic cell components
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/3271 Amperometric enzyme electrodes for analytes in body fluids, e.g. glucose in blood amperometry per se G01N27/49; aspects concerning the enzyme reagent C12Q1/001
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/3272 Test elements therefor, i.e. disposable laminated substrates with electrodes, reagent and channels optical biosensors G01N33/52
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/3273 Devices therefor, e.g. test element readers, circuitry details not specific to biochemical electrodes G01N33/4875
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/403 Cells and electrode assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/50 Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or microorganisms, compositions or test papers therefor; processes for forming such compositions, condition responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes C12Q

Abstract

The ability to switch at will between amperometric measurements and potentiometric measurements provides great flexibility in performing analyses of unknowns. Apparatus and methods can provide such switching to collect data from an electrochemical cell. The cell may contain a reagent disposed to measure glucose in human blood.

Claims

1-160. -160. (canceled)

161. A method for use with a test instrument for use with a human user, the test instrument having a display comprising a rectangular array of low-resolution areas, the array comprising first and second axes, the method comprising the steps of:

performing at least one electrochemical test with respect to a bodily fluid of a human user;

illustrating first information of interest to the human user by means of the rectangular array, the information illustrated by means of a first bar graph, the first bar graph having horizontal bars, each horizontal bar within a row of the rectangular array; and

illustrating second information of interest to the human user by means of the rectangular array, the information illustrated by means of a second bar graph, the second bar graph having vertical bars, each vertical bar within a column of the rectangular array.

162. The method of claim 161 wherein the rectangular array of low-resolution areas comprises six rows and fifteen columns

164. The test instrument of claim 162 wherein the rectangular array of low-resolution rectangles comprises six rows and fifteen columns

163. A test instrument for use with a human user, the test instrument having a display comprising a rectangular array of low-resolution areas, the array comprising first and second axes, the test instrument comprising:

means performing at least one electrochemical test with respect to a bodily fluid of a human user;

means illustrating first information of interest to the human user by means of the rectangular array, the information illustrated by means of a first bar graph, the first bar graph having horizontal bars, each horizontal bar within a row of the rectangular array; and

means illustrating second information of interest to the human user by means of the rectangular array, the information illustrated by means of a second bar graph, the second bar graph having vertical bars, each vertical bar within a column of the rectangular array.

165. The test instrument of claim 163 wherein the display is a liquid-crystal display and wherein each of the low-resolution areas has a respective conductive trace to a connection point from the display to other circuitry.