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Hybrid strip

  • US 9,395,373 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 07/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining concentrations of a plurality of analytes from a single blood sample, placed in a single opening, the method comprising:

  • (a) placing said single blood sample in an opening;

    (b) absorbing said blood sample with a test matrix that includes a plurality of layers and a chromogenic agent, the test matrix including a disbursement layer;

    (c) generating a colored response with said test matrix wherein said colored response is proportional to a concentration of a first analyte;

    (d) drawing a portion of said single blood sample to a sample area by laterally spreading through the disbursement layer;

    (e) contacting said portion of said single blood sample with an electrode and a counter-electrode in the sample area; and

    (f) measuring an electrical property of said single blood sample though said electrode and counter-electrode wherein said electrical property is proportional to a concentration of a second analyte in said single blood sample.

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