SMALL VOLUME TEST STRIPS WITH LARGE SAMPLE FILL PORTS, SUPPORTED TEST STRIPS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
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1. An analyte sensor comprising:
- a sample chamber, the sample chamber comprising a sample fill port, wherein the sample chamber has a volume (Vc) in mm3, the sample fill port has an area (Ap) in mm2 and Ap/Vc is greater than 0.75 l/mm.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides small volume analyte sensors having large sample fill ports, supported analyte sensors, analyte sensors having supported tip protrusions and methods of making and using same.
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1. An analyte sensor comprising:
a sample chamber, the sample chamber comprising a sample fill port, wherein the sample chamber has a volume (Vc) in mm3, the sample fill port has an area (Ap) in mm2 and Ap/Vc is greater than 0.75 l/mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An analyte sensor comprising:
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a first substrate having a proximal end and a distal end; a second substrate having a proximal end and a distal end; a first protrusion positioned at the proximal end of the first substrate; a second protrusion positioned at the proximal end of the second substrate; a plurality of spacers positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate;
wherein the plurality of spacers is positioned in a single plane;
the first substrate, the second substrate, and the plurality of spacers together define a sample chamber; and
a spacer of the plurality of spacers is positioned between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An analyte sensor comprising:
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a first substrate having a proximal end and a distal end; a second substrate having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of spacers positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate;
wherein the plurality of spacers is positioned in a single plane;
the first substrate, the second substrate, and the plurality of spacers together define a sample chamber; and
the plurality of spacers is positioned such that a plurality of sample fill areas are provided through which the sample chamber can be simultaneously filled with a sample. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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