Disposable sensor elements, systems, and related methods
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorGregory J. Sherwood
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Abstract
Embodiments include disposable sensor elements, systems including the same and related methods. In an embodiment, a disposable sensor element is included having a substrate and a first measurement zone comprising a plurality of discrete binding detectors. The first measurement zone can define a portion of a first gas flow path. In some embodiments the disposable sensor element can further include a second measurement zone, separate from the first measurement zone. The second measurement zone can include a plurality of discrete binding detectors. The second measurement zone can be disposed outside of the first gas flow path. Other embodiments are also included herein.
Claims20
A disposable sensor element comprising:
- a substrate;
- a first measurement zone comprising
- a plurality of discrete binding detectors;
- the first measurement zone defining a portion of a first gas flow path.
A method of assaying a gas sample comprising:
- inserting a disposable sensor element into a testing machine, the disposable sensor element comprising
- a substrate;
- a first measurement zone comprising
- a plurality of discrete binding detectors;
- the first measurement zone defining a portion of a first gas flow path;
- a second measurement zone, separate from the first measurement zone, the second measurement zone comprising
- a plurality of discrete binding detectors;
- the second measurement zone disposed outside of the first gas flow path;
- prompting a subject to blow air into the testing machine to follow the first gas flow path;
- interrogating the discrete binding detectors to determine their analyte binding status;
- and
- discarding the disposable sensor element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.