CO-FACIAL ANALYTICAL TEST STRIP WITH STACKED UNIDIRECTIONAL CONTACT PADS AND INERT CARRIER SUBSTRATE
First Claim
1. An analytical test strip with inert carrier substrate for use with a test meter, the analytical test strip comprising:
- an analytical test strip module with;
a first electrode portion; and
a second electrode portion in an opposing relationship to the first electrode portion; and
at least first electrical contact pad and a second electrical contact pad, the first and second electrical contact pads configured in a stacked unidirectional configuration, andan electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate with;
an upper surface, andan outer edge,wherein the analytical test strip module is attached to the upper surface of the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate such that the first electrical contact pad and the second electrical contact pad extend beyond the outer edge of the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate, and wherein the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate extends beyond the analytical test strip module.
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Abstract
An analytical test strip with inert carrier substrate for use with a test meter includes an analytical test strip module and an electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate. The analytical test strip module has a first electrode portion, a second electrode portion in an opposing relationship to the first electrode portion, and first and second electrical contact pads configured in a stacked unidirectional configuration. The electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate has an upper surface and an outer edge. Moreover, the analytical test strip module is attached to the upper surface of the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate such that the first and second electrical contact pads extend beyond the outer edge of the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate and such that the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate extends beyond the analytical test strip module.
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20 Claims
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1. An analytical test strip with inert carrier substrate for use with a test meter, the analytical test strip comprising:
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an analytical test strip module with; a first electrode portion; and a second electrode portion in an opposing relationship to the first electrode portion; and at least first electrical contact pad and a second electrical contact pad, the first and second electrical contact pads configured in a stacked unidirectional configuration, and an electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate with; an upper surface, and an outer edge, wherein the analytical test strip module is attached to the upper surface of the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate such that the first electrical contact pad and the second electrical contact pad extend beyond the outer edge of the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate, and wherein the electrochemically and electrically inert carrier substrate extends beyond the analytical test strip module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining an analyte in a bodily fluid sample, the method comprising:
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introducing a bodily fluid sample into a sample-receiving chamber of an analytical test strip module of an analytical test strip with inert carrier substrate, the sample receiving chamber having a first electrode portion of a first electrically conductive layer and a second electrode portion of a third electrically conductive layer therein, the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion being in an opposing relationship, and the inert carrier substrate extending beyond the analytical test strip module; measuring an electrical response of the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion via a first electrical contact pad of the first electrically conductive layer and via a second electrical contact pad of a second electrically conductive layer of the analytical test strip module, and wherein the first electrical contact pad of the first electrically conductive layer and the second electrical contact pad of the second electrically conductive layer are configured in a unidirectional stacked relationship and extend beyond an edge of the inert carrier substrate, and wherein the second electrode portion is in electrical communication with the electrical contact pad of the second electrically conductive layer; and determining the analyte based on the measured electrical response. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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