Methods of detecting high antioxidant levels during electrochemical measurements and failsafing an analyte concentration therefrom
First Claim
1. A method of electrochemically measuring an analyte in a fluid sample in the presence of an antioxidant, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying an electrical test sequence to an electrochemical biosensor, the biosensor comprising;
an electrode system,a reagent including a redox mediator in electrical communication with the electrode system, anda receptacle configured to contact the fluid sample provided to the biosensor,with the fluid sample in fluidic contact with the reagent, wherein the test sequence comprises at least two direct current (DC) blocks, wherein a first DC block includes a slow-ramp bi-polar (SRBP) waveform having at least one SRBP recovery potential, wherein a second DC block includes a sequence alternating between at least one excitation potential and at least one recovery potential, and wherein a closed circuit condition of the electrode system is maintained during the at least two DC blocks;
measuring current response information to the first DC block, including information from the at least one SRBP recovery potential;
measuring current response information to the second DC block, including the at least one excitation potential and the at least one recovery potential;
evaluating quantitatively a level of the antioxidant present in the fluid sample based at least in part upon current response information to the SRBP waveform; and
determining an analyte concentration of the fluid sample based at least in part upon current response information from the excitation current response and the recovery current response, the determining compensating for the antioxidant.
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Abstract
Methods are disclosed for measuring an analyte concentration in a fluidic sample. Such methods further allow one to provide an error code or correct and/or compensate for interferents such as an antioxidant before providing an analyte concentration. The measurement methods utilize information obtained from test sequences having at least one DC block, such as a slow-ramped bi-polar waveform, where a closed circuit condition is maintained during the DC block. The methods use information relating to status of a redox mediator feature during the electrochemical analysis to provide an antioxidant failsafe if the antioxidant is interfering with the analyte concentration. Also disclosed are devices, apparatuses and systems incorporating the various measurement methods.
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1. A method of electrochemically measuring an analyte in a fluid sample in the presence of an antioxidant, the method comprising the steps of:
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applying an electrical test sequence to an electrochemical biosensor, the biosensor comprising; an electrode system, a reagent including a redox mediator in electrical communication with the electrode system, and a receptacle configured to contact the fluid sample provided to the biosensor, with the fluid sample in fluidic contact with the reagent, wherein the test sequence comprises at least two direct current (DC) blocks, wherein a first DC block includes a slow-ramp bi-polar (SRBP) waveform having at least one SRBP recovery potential, wherein a second DC block includes a sequence alternating between at least one excitation potential and at least one recovery potential, and wherein a closed circuit condition of the electrode system is maintained during the at least two DC blocks; measuring current response information to the first DC block, including information from the at least one SRBP recovery potential; measuring current response information to the second DC block, including the at least one excitation potential and the at least one recovery potential; evaluating quantitatively a level of the antioxidant present in the fluid sample based at least in part upon current response information to the SRBP waveform; and determining an analyte concentration of the fluid sample based at least in part upon current response information from the excitation current response and the recovery current response, the determining compensating for the antioxidant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of electrochemically measuring an analyte in a fluid sample that may have one or more interferents, the method comprising the steps of:
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applying an electrical test sequence to an electrochemical biosensor, the biosensor comprising; an electrode system, a reagent including a redox mediator in electrical communication with the electrode system, and a receptacle configured to contact the fluid sample provided to the biosensor, with the fluid sample in fluidic contact with the reagent, wherein the test sequence includes a first signal component configured to provide a current response varying as a function of concentration of one or more interferents in the fluid sample, and wherein the test sequence further a second signal component comprising a sequence of potential pulses alternating between an excitation potential configured to produce an excitation current response associated with an electrochemical reaction of an analyte and the reagent and a recovery potential configured to produce a recovery current response associated with a closed circuit recovery of the biosensor; performing a reagent chemistry health failsafe check based upon an evaluation of the current response to the first signal component indicating the concentration of the one or more interferents; and determining concentration of the analyte based upon the excitation current response information and the recovery current response information to the second signal component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of electrochemically measuring an analyte in a fluid sample and providing an antioxidant failsafe, the method comprising the steps of:
evaluating a level of the antioxidant present in the fluid sample based at least in part upon current response information to a slow-ramp bi-polar (SRBP) waveform applied under a closed circuit condition, wherein the SRBP waveform alternates between about −
450 mV to about +450 mV at equal ramp rates, or wherein the SRBP waveform alternates between about −
450 mV to about +450 mV at different ramp rates, wherein the ramp rates are between about 3 mV/msec and about 9 mV/msec, and wherein a failsafe is displayed if the level of the antioxidant is above a predetermined threshold.- View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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