Encoded biosensors and methods of manufacture and use thereof
First Claim
1. A sensor, the sensor comprising:
- a non-conductive substrate;
a circuit on the non-conductive substrate, the circuit comprising;
a primary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a first end and a second end, wherein the primary resistive element has a predetermined configuration;
a secondary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a plurality of non-uniformly distributed taps connected to the primary resistive element at a plurality of predetermined connection points on the predetermined configuration, the plurality of predetermined connection points defining a plurality of unique resistive paths through at least a portion of the predetermined configuration;
the plurality of unique resistive paths having a plurality of resistance values, the plurality resistance values determined using a non-linear distribution function; and
the sensor configured to perform at least one of quantitative and qualitative analysis of an analyte in a sample of fluid;
wherein at least one of the plurality of taps that are connected in the predetermined configuration that define at least one of the plurality of unique resistive paths is formed in a closed state and all other taps of the plurality of taps are formed in an open state.
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Abstract
A sensor includes a non-conductive substrate and a circuit on the non-conductive substrate. The circuit includes a primary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a first end and a second end, wherein the primary resistive element has a predetermined configuration; a secondary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a plurality of taps connected to the primary resistive element at a plurality of predetermined connection points on the predetermined configuration, the plurality of predetermined connection points defining a plurality of unique resistive paths through at least a portion of the predetermined configuration; and the plurality of unique resistive paths having a plurality of resistance values, the plurality resistance values determined using a non-linear distribution function. A sensor is configured to perform at least one of quantitative and qualitative analysis of an analyte in a sample of fluid.
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22 Claims
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1. A sensor, the sensor comprising:
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a non-conductive substrate; a circuit on the non-conductive substrate, the circuit comprising; a primary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a first end and a second end, wherein the primary resistive element has a predetermined configuration; a secondary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a plurality of non-uniformly distributed taps connected to the primary resistive element at a plurality of predetermined connection points on the predetermined configuration, the plurality of predetermined connection points defining a plurality of unique resistive paths through at least a portion of the predetermined configuration; the plurality of unique resistive paths having a plurality of resistance values, the plurality resistance values determined using a non-linear distribution function; and the sensor configured to perform at least one of quantitative and qualitative analysis of an analyte in a sample of fluid; wherein at least one of the plurality of taps that are connected in the predetermined configuration that define at least one of the plurality of unique resistive paths is formed in a closed state and all other taps of the plurality of taps are formed in an open state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An analyte test sensor, comprising:
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a non-conductive substrate; a primary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a predetermined configuration, the predetermined configuration having a first end connected with a first contact pad and a second end connected to a second contact pad; a secondary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a plurality of non-uniformly distributed taps, wherein one tap of the plurality of taps is connected to the primary resistive element at a predetermined location thereby being formed in a closed state and defining a unique resistive path through the primary resistive network and remaining taps of the plurality of taps being formed in an open state thereby being disconnected from the primary resistive network, wherein a portion of the secondary resistive element is connected with a secondary resistive element contact pad, and wherein each tap of the plurality of taps are associated with one of a plurality of predetermined resistance values, the plurality of predetermined resistance values having a non-linear distribution. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of forming a circuit on a biosensor test strip, the method comprising:
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forming a primary resistive element on a non-conductive substrate having a predetermined configuration including a first end and a second end; and forming a secondary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having at least one of a plurality of taps connected to a predetermined connection location on the primary resistive element thereby defining a plurality of unique resistive paths through at least a portion of the primary resistive element, each of the plurality of taps having associated therewith a resistance falling within a respective one of a plurality of ranges of resistances, wherein each of the range of resistances are determined based on a non-linear distribution function. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A biosensor test strip comprising:
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a non-conductive substrate having a circuit thereon, the circuit comprising; a primary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate having a first end and a second end, wherein the primary resistive element has a predetermined configuration; and a secondary resistive element on the non-conductive substrate, the secondary resistive element having a plurality of taps connected to the primary resistive element at a plurality of predetermined connection points on the predetermined configuration, the plurality of predetermined connection points defining a plurality of unique resistive paths through at least a portion of the predetermined configuration, the plurality of unique resistive paths having resistance values that are non-linearly distributed; and a sensor configured to perform at least one of quantitative and qualitative analysis of an analyte in a sample of fluid. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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