Method and assembly for determining the temperature of a test sensor
First Claim
1. A meter for determining an analyte concentration in a fluid sample received on a test sensor, the test sensor comprising a fluid-receiving area for receiving the fluid sample, the fluid-receiving area containing a reagent that produces a measurable reaction with an analyte in the sample, the test sensor having a test-sensor temperature and the reagent having a reagent temperature, the meter comprising:
- an opening configured to receive the test sensor such that a region of the test sensor is disposed inside the meter and the fluid-receiving area of the test sensor is disposed outside the meter;
a measurement system configured to determine a measurement of the reaction between the reagent and the analyte; and
a temperature-measuring system including a temperature sensor configured to determine a measurement of the test-sensor temperature when the test sensor is received into the opening, the temperature sensor measuring the region of the test sensor disposed inside the meter while the fluid-receiving area is disposed outside the meter,wherein the meter determines a concentration of the analyte in the sample using the measurement of the reaction and the measurement of the test-sensor temperature.
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Abstract
An assembly determines an analyte concentration in a sample of body fluid. The assembly includes a test sensor having a fluid-receiving area for receiving a sample of body fluid, where the fluid-receiving area contains a reagent that produces a measurable reaction with an analyte in the sample. The assembly also includes a meter having a port or opening configured to receive the test sensor; a measurement system configured to determine a measurement of the reaction between the reagent and the analyte; and a temperature-measuring system configured to determine a measurement of the test-sensor temperature when the test sensor is received into the opening. The meter determines a concentration of the analyte in the sample according to the measurement of the reaction and the measurement of the test-sensor temperature.
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11 Claims
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1. A meter for determining an analyte concentration in a fluid sample received on a test sensor, the test sensor comprising a fluid-receiving area for receiving the fluid sample, the fluid-receiving area containing a reagent that produces a measurable reaction with an analyte in the sample, the test sensor having a test-sensor temperature and the reagent having a reagent temperature, the meter comprising:
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an opening configured to receive the test sensor such that a region of the test sensor is disposed inside the meter and the fluid-receiving area of the test sensor is disposed outside the meter; a measurement system configured to determine a measurement of the reaction between the reagent and the analyte; and a temperature-measuring system including a temperature sensor configured to determine a measurement of the test-sensor temperature when the test sensor is received into the opening, the temperature sensor measuring the region of the test sensor disposed inside the meter while the fluid-receiving area is disposed outside the meter, wherein the meter determines a concentration of the analyte in the sample using the measurement of the reaction and the measurement of the test-sensor temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for determining an analyte concentration in a sample of body fluid, comprising the steps of:
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placing a test sensor into an opening of a meter, the opening being configured to receive the test sensor, the test sensor comprising a fluid-receiving area for receiving a sample of body fluid, the fluid-receiving area containing a reagent that produces a measurable reaction with an analyte in the sample, the test sensor having a test-sensor temperature and the reagent having a reagent temperature; estimating a measurement of the test-sensor temperature when the test sensor is received into the opening by measuring, with a temperature sensor, a region of the test-sensor when the region is disposed inside the meter and the fluid-receiving area of the test sensor is disposed outside the meter; measuring the reaction between the reagent and the analyte in the sample; and determining a concentration of the analyte in the sample according to the measurement of the reaction and the measurement of the test-sensor temperature. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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