Method for bodily fluid sample transfer during analyte determination
First Claim
1. A method for the transfer of a bodily fluid sample during the determination of an analyte in the bodily fluid sample, the method comprising:
- applying a bodily fluid sample to a sample collection reservoir of an analytical test strip, the sample collection reservoir being isolated from fluid communication with a determination chamber of the analytical test strip;
inserting the analytical test strip into a test meter such that the sample collection reservoir is placed into fluid communication with the determination chamber and such that at least a portion of the bodily fluid sample is consequentially transferred from the sample collection reservoir to the determination chamber; and
determining an analyte in the bodily fluid sample transferred to the determination chamber.
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Abstract
A method for the transfer of a bodily fluid sample (such as a whole blood sample) during the determination of an analyte (e.g., glucose) in the bodily fluid sample includes applying the bodily fluid sample to a sample collection reservoir of an analytical test strip (for example, an electrochemical-based analytical test strip). During such application, the sample collection reservoir is isolated from fluid communication with a determination chamber of the analytical test strip. The analytical test strip is subsequently inserted into a test meter such that the sample collection reservoir is placed into fluid communication with the determination chamber and such that at least a portion of the bodily fluid sample is consequentially transferred from the sample collection reservoir to the determination chamber. The method further includes determining the analyte in the bodily fluid sample transferred to the determination chamber.
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1. A method for the transfer of a bodily fluid sample during the determination of an analyte in the bodily fluid sample, the method comprising:
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applying a bodily fluid sample to a sample collection reservoir of an analytical test strip, the sample collection reservoir being isolated from fluid communication with a determination chamber of the analytical test strip; inserting the analytical test strip into a test meter such that the sample collection reservoir is placed into fluid communication with the determination chamber and such that at least a portion of the bodily fluid sample is consequentially transferred from the sample collection reservoir to the determination chamber; and determining an analyte in the bodily fluid sample transferred to the determination chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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