Circuit for electrochemical sensor strip
First Claim
1. An article comprising an electrochemical sensor strip having circuits comprising electrodes in an electrode region connected to contact pads in a contact region by conductive traces wherein the electrode region is off-set from the contact region in both an x direction parallel to the length of the sensor strip and a y direction parallel to the width of the sensor strip, wherein the electrode region and contact region are off-set such that they form an L shape, the interior of which shape forms an edge of the sensor strip and wherein the electrode region protrudes beyond the contact region in the x direction, wherein the circuits are located in an active portion and the article further comprises an inactive portion, and wherein the inactive portion comprises a handling tab.
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Abstract
Provided is an electrochemical sensor strip having circuits comprising electrodes in an electrode region connected to contact pads in a contact region by conductive traces wherein the electrode region is off-set from the contact region in both an x direction parallel to the length of the sensor strip and a y direction parallel to the width of the sensor strip. Also provided is a an electrochemical sensor strip having a backing material, an active portion laminated to a portion of the backing material, the active portion comprising a substrate, a circuit comprising electrodes in an electrode region connected to contact pads in a contact region by conductive traces wherein the electrode region is off-set from the contact region in both an x direction parallel to the length of the sensor strip and a y direction parallel to the width of the sensor strip, a polymeric layer comprising a channel-forming material over the electrodes, and a hydrophilic layer over the channel-forming material.
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- 1. An article comprising an electrochemical sensor strip having circuits comprising electrodes in an electrode region connected to contact pads in a contact region by conductive traces wherein the electrode region is off-set from the contact region in both an x direction parallel to the length of the sensor strip and a y direction parallel to the width of the sensor strip, wherein the electrode region and contact region are off-set such that they form an L shape, the interior of which shape forms an edge of the sensor strip and wherein the electrode region protrudes beyond the contact region in the x direction, wherein the circuits are located in an active portion and the article further comprises an inactive portion, and wherein the inactive portion comprises a handling tab.
- 7. An article comprising an electrochemical sensor strip having circuits comprising electrodes in an electrode region connected to contact pads in a contact region by conductive traces wherein the electrode region is off-set from the contact region in both an x direction parallel to the length of the sensor strip and a y direction parallel to the width of the sensor strip, wherein the electrode region and contact region are off-set such that they form an L shape, the interior of which shape forms an edge of the sensor strip and wherein the electrode region protrudes beyond the contact region in the x direction, wherein the circuits are located in an active portion and the article further comprises an inactive portion, and further comprising a fluid-wicking channel that extends across the length of the electrode region, wherein the fluid-wicking channel terminates at one end with a fluid sample entrance, wherein the fluid sample entrance traverses the end of the fluid-wicking channel at an angle of less than 90, and wherein the length of the electrode region is less than one-half of the width of the circuit.
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