Auto-calibrating test sensors
First Claim
1. A method of making an electrochemical test sensor configured to assist in determining the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample, the method comprising the acts of:
- forming a plurality of electrodes on a test-sensor base, the plurality of electrodes including a working electrode and a counter electrode;
forming a first test-sensor contact on the test-sensor base, the first test-sensor contact being coupled to the working electrode by a first conductive lead; and
forming a second test-sensor contact on the test-sensor base, the second test-sensor contact being coupled to the counter electrode by a second conductive lead;
after forming the first and second test-sensor contacts, determining calibration information to be used with the electrochemical test sensor; and
after determining the calibration information, cutting at least one side or end of the test-sensor base based on the calibration information such that the positions of the first and second test-sensor contacts on of the test-sensor base correspond to the calibration information associated with the electrochemical test sensor.
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Abstract
An electrochemical test sensor configured to determine an analyte concentration of a fluid sample comprises a base including a first end, a second opposing end, a first side and a second side bridging the first and second opposing ends. The test sensor further comprises a plurality of electrodes formed on the base at or near the first end. The plurality of electrodes includes a working electrode and a counter electrode. The sensor further comprises a first test-sensor contact formed on the base at or near the second opposing end and coupled to the working electrode by a first conductive lead. The sensor further comprises a second test-sensor contact formed on the base at or near the second opposing end and coupled to the counter electrode by a second conductive lead. The positions of the first and second test-sensor contacts correspond with calibration information assigned to the test sensor.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of making an electrochemical test sensor configured to assist in determining the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample, the method comprising the acts of:
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forming a plurality of electrodes on a test-sensor base, the plurality of electrodes including a working electrode and a counter electrode; forming a first test-sensor contact on the test-sensor base, the first test-sensor contact being coupled to the working electrode by a first conductive lead; and forming a second test-sensor contact on the test-sensor base, the second test-sensor contact being coupled to the counter electrode by a second conductive lead; after forming the first and second test-sensor contacts, determining calibration information to be used with the electrochemical test sensor; and after determining the calibration information, cutting at least one side or end of the test-sensor base based on the calibration information such that the positions of the first and second test-sensor contacts on of the test-sensor base correspond to the calibration information associated with the electrochemical test sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of associating calibration information with a test sensor configured to determine the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample, the method comprising the acts of:
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forming at least one test-sensor base having a first test-sensor contact and a second test-sensor contact, the first test-sensor contact being coupled to a working electrode by a first conductive lead, the second test-sensor contact coupled to a counter electrode by a second conductive lead; after forming the first and second test-sensor contacts, determining calibration information to be used with the test sensor; after determining the calibration information, forming at least one test sensor by cutting at least one of a testing end, a second opposing end, and a first and second side bridging the testing and second end of the test-sensor base based on the calibration information such that the positions of the first and second test-sensor contacts on the test sensor correspond to the calibration information associated with the test sensor, the working and counter electrodes being positioned at or near the testing end and the first and second test-sensor contacts being positioned at or near the second end; providing a meter with a test-sensor opening, the meter including an array of contact pins for contacting the first and second test-sensor contacts, the array of contact pins being positioned within test-sensor opening; placing the second end of the test sensor into the test-sensor opening of the meter; contacting the test-sensor contacts with a first and second pin in the array of contact pins to detect the placement of the test-sensor contacts; and determining the calibration information associated with the test sensor by which first and second pins contact the first and second test-sensor contacts. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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