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US 6,572,822 B2Granted
Visual blood glucose test strip
AssigneeLifeScan, Inc.
InventorsFranklin A. Jurik, Andrea Stubbs, Mimi Diemmy Dao, Carol Chang
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Abstract
A visual blood glucose test strip has two membranes that each incorporate a reagent that reacts with glucose in a blood sample applied to the membranes to cause a color change. One of the membranes also includes an inhibitor and a dye. A blood sample applied to the strip causes the two membranes to form two different colors. Comparing the colors to a calibrated color chart permits a user to determine the glucose concentration in the blood sample.
Claims1
A kit for visual determination of a concentration of glucose in a whole blood sample, the kit comprising:
- a test strip that includes
- (a) a two-sided spreading layer for accepting the blood sample on a first side and passing the blood sample to a second side, opposite:
- (b) an intermediate layer comprising first and second membranes, substantially side-by-side, each having a top major surface adjoining the second side of the spreading layer to receive a part of the blood sample and each containing a reagent that can react with glucose in the sample, as it passes through the membrane, to cause a color change in the reagent, the second membrane further comprising an inhibitor and an inert dye, and
- (c) a support layer to support the other layers and to permit any color changes in the membranes to be visible through it;
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- a calibration color chart.
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