Detection meter and mode of operation
AssigneeIntuity Medical, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey L. EMERY, Michael F. TOMASCO, Charles HU
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Abstract
A method for performing an assay to determine the presence or concentration of an analyte contained in a sample of body fluid by using a device comprising at least one analyte quantification member and a sensor associated therewith, the method includes: applying a first sample to the analyte quantification member; and detecting the presence or absence of an adequate sample volume; wherein upon detection of the absence of an adequate sample volume, initiating a finite timed period, and signaling the user to introduce a second sample of body fluid to the analyte quantification member. Associated arrangements and devices are also disclosed.
Claims26
A method of performing an assay to determine the presence or concentration of an analyte contained in a sample of body fluid by using a device comprising at least one analyte quantification member and a sensor associated therewith, the method comprising:
- applying a first sample to the analyte quantification member;
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- detecting the presence or absence of an adequate sample volume;
- wherein upon detection of the absence of an adequate sample volume, initiating a finite timed period, and signaling the user to introduce a second sample of body fluid to the analyte quantification member.
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A device for performing an assay to determine the presence or concentration of an analyte contained in a sample of body fluid, the device comprising:
- at least one analyte quantification member;
- at least one passageway in fluid communication with the at least one analyte quantification member;
- a sensor constructed and arranged to interrogate the least one analyte quantification member and to detect the presence or absence of an adequate sample volume applied to the at least one analyte quantification member;
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- a controller in signal communication with the sensor, the controller is configured and arranged such that upon detection of the absence of an adequate sample volume, the controller initiates a finite timed period and signals the user to introduce another sample of body fluid into the at least one passageway.
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A device for collecting a sample of body fluid, the device comprising:
- a skin interface member and a skin penetration member, wherein at least one of the skin interface member and the skin penetration member comprises a guide element configured to direct a flow of body fluid placed thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.