Test cartridge, system for sensing fluid, and methods

Abstract

A cartridge for analyzing a bodily fluid for use with an analytical device includes a base structure, a sensor arrangement, a pump arrangement, and a pump control arrangement configured to selectively operate the pump when the cartridge is operatively positioned in the analytical device. A system for analyzing a bodily fluid includes an analytical device with a cartridge-receiving receptacle and a cartridge operatively and removably mounted in the cartridge-receiving receptacle. The cartridge includes a sensor arrangement and a pump. The analytical device includes a pump control arrangement to selectively operate the pump. A method of analyzing bodily fluid includes inserting a cartridge into an analytical device, dispensing a sample into the cartridge, sensing the fluid with the cartridge, and allowing the analytical device to automatically pump a calibration fluid over sensors in the cartridge.

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