Methods of manufacturing reagent test strips
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1. A method of manufacturing a plurality of reagent test strips, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a test strip precursor comprising an elongated support material having a planar surface and a stripe of reagent material positioned along a central axis thereof; and
(b) cutting said test strip precursor into a plurality of reagent test strips according to an inter-digitating pattern comprising a series inter-laced, oppositely oriented projections positioned on said test strip precursor, wherein each of said strips produced includes a sample region and a handling region, where said reagent material is located in said sample region.
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Abstract
Methods for making reagent test strips are provided. In the subject methods, a test strip precursor made up of an elongated support material having a planar surface and a narrow stripe of reagent material positioned along its central axis is cut according to an inter-digitating pattern to produce the plurality of reagent test strips. The initial precursor material may be a tape or in the form of a card. Also provided are the reagent test strips produced by the subject methods and kits that include the same. The subject reagent test strips and kits find use in analyte detection and/or concentration determination assays.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a plurality of reagent test strips, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a test strip precursor comprising an elongated support material having a planar surface and a stripe of reagent material positioned along a central axis thereof; and
(b) cutting said test strip precursor into a plurality of reagent test strips according to an inter-digitating pattern comprising a series inter-laced, oppositely oriented projections positioned on said test strip precursor, wherein each of said strips produced includes a sample region and a handling region, where said reagent material is located in said sample region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
(a) applying a fluid sample to a reagent test strip of claim 12;
(b) detecting a signal from said reagent test strip; and
(c) relating said detected signal to the concentration of analyte in said sample to determine the concentration of said analyte in said fluid sample.
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15. The method according to claim 14, wherein said fluid sample is a biological sample.
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16. The method according to claim 14, wherein said analyte is glucose.
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17. The method according to claim 14, wherein said detecting and relating steps are performed by a hand held optical meter.
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18. A kit for use in determining the concentration of an analyte in a physiological sample, said kit comprising:
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(a) a reagent test strip according to claim 12; and
(b) at least one of;
(i) a means for obtaining said physiological sample; and
(ii) an analyte standard.
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19. The kit according to claim 18, wherein said means for obtaining said physiological sample is a lance.
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20. The kit according to claim 18, wherein said analyte standard comprises a standardized concentration of a known reagent.
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21. The kit according to claim 18, wherein said kit comprises said means for obtaining said physiological sample and said analyte standard.
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22. The kit according to claim 18, wherein said kit further comprises a hand held optical meter.
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23. A method of manufacturing a plurality of reagent test strips, said method comprising;
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(a) providing a test strip precursor comprising an elongated support material having a planar surface and a stripe of reagent material positioned along a central axis thereof; and
(b) cutting said test strip precursor into a plurality of reagent test strips according to an inter-digitating pattern comprising a series of inter-laced projections positioned on said test strip precursor representing test strips, each test strip comprising a sample region and a handling region and wherein said handling regions of adjacent test strips are positioned on opposite sides of said test strip precursor, wherein each of said strips produced includes a sample region and a handling region, where said reagent material is located in said sample region.
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