Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080267823 | Identification Of A Strip Type By The Meter Using Conductive Patterns On The Strip - A test strip including a reagent end for receiving a body fluid sample and an insertion end which is received at a test strip receptacle slot of a measuring device, the insertion end including one or more on-strip indicators for indicating to a measuring device that the test strip has been inserted into the device so that the device will power-up in preparation to perform a test, and the one or more on-strip indicators having a distinct pattern indicating whether calibration is automatic or whether the user needs to input calibration information to the said device, and corresponding methods are disclosed. | 10-30-2008 |
20080283396 | Analyte Sensor with Insertion Monitor, and Methods - A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and can include an insertion monitoring trace to determine correct positioning of the sensor in a connector. | 11-20-2008 |
20090011449 | NO CALIBRATION ANALYTE SENSORS AND METHODS - A meter and sensors, for use in combination, where no calibration code has to be entered by the user or is read by the meter. The meter is configured with a predetermined slope and y-intercept built into the meter. If the slope and y-intercept of the sensor are within a predetermined area or grid, or otherwise close to the slope and y-intercept of the meter, the batch of sensors is acceptable for use with that meter for providing accurate analyte concentration results. | 01-08-2009 |
20090214384 | IDENTIFICATION OF A STRIP TYPE BY THE METER USING CONDUCTIVE PATTERNS ON THE STRIP - A test strip including a reagent end for receiving a body fluid sample and an insertion end which is received at a test strip receptacle slot of a measuring device, the insertion end including one or more on-strip indicators for indicating to a measuring device that the test strip has been inserted into the device so that the device will power-up in preparation to perform a test, and the one or more on-strip indicators having a distinct pattern indicating whether calibration is automatic or whether the user needs to input calibration information to the said device, and corresponding methods are disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
20090255811 | BIOSENSOR COATING COMPOSITION AND METHODS THEREOF - The disclosure provides for reagent compositions for biosensors comprising release polymers, methods of making such biosensors and films of reagent compositions comprising release polymers. The reagent compositions comprise a release polymer and an effective analyte detecting amount of an enzyme an enzyme cofactor and a redox compound capable of acting in a biosensor as (i) a redox mediator associated with a working electrode (ii) a redox couple associated with a reference electrode or (iii) the redox mediator associated with the working electrode and the redox couple for the reference electrode. | 10-15-2009 |
20090260985 | ANALYTE SENSOR WITH INSERTION MONITOR, AND METHODS - A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and can include an insertion monitoring trace to determine correct positioning of the sensor in a connector. | 10-22-2009 |
20090260986 | ANALYTE SENSOR WITH INSERTION MONITOR, AND METHODS - A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and can include an insertion monitoring trace to determine correct positioning of the sensor in a connector. | 10-22-2009 |
20100019784 | Analyte Sensor with Insertion Monitor, and Methods - A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and can include an insertion monitoring trace to determine correct positioning of the sensor in a connector. | 01-28-2010 |
20100022862 | Analyte Sensor with Insertion Monitor, and Methods - A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and can include an insertion monitoring trace to determine correct positioning of the sensor in a connector. | 01-28-2010 |
20100068093 | Identification of a Strip Type by the Meter Using Conductive Patterns on the Strip - A test strip including a reagent end for receiving a body fluid sample and an insertion end which is received at a test strip receptacle slot of a measuring device, the insertion end including one or more on-strip indicators for indicating to a measuring device that the test strip has been inserted into the device so that the device will power-up in preparation to perform a test, and the one or more on-strip indicators having a distinct pattern indicating whether calibration is automatic or whether the user needs to input calibration information to the said device, and corresponding methods are disclosed. | 03-18-2010 |
20100084268 | LOW VOLUME ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR - A biosensor in which at least one reagent constitutes a portion of a working electrode, a conductive track leading from a working electrode to an electrical contact associated with a working electrode, or an electrical contact associated with a working electrode. For example, the biosensor can have a mediator or an enzyme or both incorporated into the working electrode itself. Other reagents can be dispensed on the electrode itself either directly or by impregnating a matrix, such as a mesh or a membrane, with the enzyme, and then placing the impregnated mesh or membrane over the electrode. Alternatively, the biosensor can have a mediator or an enzyme or both incorporated into the conductive track leading from the working electrode to an electrical contact associated with the working electrode. In another alternative, the biosensor can have a mediator or an enzyme or both incorporated into the electrical contact associated with the working electrode itself. Furthermore, the biosensor can have a mediator or an enzyme or both incorporated into at least two of the foregoing components of the biosensor. | 04-08-2010 |
20100094110 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - In aspects of the present disclosure, a no coding blood glucose monitoring unit including a calibration unit is integrated with one or more components of an analyte monitoring system to provide compatibility with in vitro test strip that do not require a calibration code is provided. Also disclosed are methods, systems, devices and kits for providing the same. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094111 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - In aspects of the present disclosure, a multi compatible or universal blood glucose monitoring unit including a calibration unit is integrated with one or more components of an analyte monitoring system to provide compatibility with in vitro test strip that require calibration code and test strips that do not require calibration code. Also disclosed are methods, systems, devices and kits for providing the same. | 04-15-2010 |
20100094112 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - In aspects of the present disclosure, an auto turn on blood glucose monitoring unit including a calibration unit integrated with one or more components of an analyte monitoring system is provided. Also disclosed are methods, systems, devices and kits for providing the same. | 04-15-2010 |
20100126856 | Analyte Test Instrument Having Improved Versatility - An analyte test instrument that has a test strip circuitry that can be configured using information provided by a calibration strip to perform assays with test strips having two electrodes and test strips having three electrodes. The analyte test instrument of this invention comprises:
| 05-27-2010 |
20100126884 | Analyte Sensor with Insertion Monitor, and Methods - A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and can include an insertion monitoring trace to determine correct positioning of the sensor in a connector. | 05-27-2010 |
20110031133 | Biosensor Having Improved Hematocrit and Oxygen Biases - The present invention provides reagent compositions, and analyte measuring devices and methods that utilize the reagent compositions. | 02-10-2011 |
20110048940 | SMALL VOLUME TEST STRIPS WITH LARGE SAMPLE FILL PORTS, SUPPORTED TEST STRIPS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The present disclosure provides small volume analyte sensors having large sample fill ports, supported analyte sensors, analyte sensors having supported tip protrusions and methods of making and using same. | 03-03-2011 |
20120296189 | Methods of Collecting and Analyzing Samples - Provided are methods of measuring analyte concentrations in interstitial fluid samples, methods of determining accuracy of subcutaneously implantable analyte sensors, methods of manufacturing and determining calibration factors for subcutaneously implantable analyte sensors, as well as subcutaneously implantable analyte sensors manufactured according to the described methods and having a high level of accuracy. Methods of determining the concentration of an analyte in a bodily sample, and methods of extracting interstitial fluid are also provided. | 11-22-2012 |
20120312684 | Multiple-Biosensor Article - An article suitable for conducting one or more assays with an apparatus, e.g., a meter, for determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in a sample of biological fluid. The article contains a plurality of biosensors arranged in such a manner that each of the biosensors can be utilized before the article must be removed from the apparatus. | 12-13-2012 |
20120318670 | No Calibration Analyte Sensors and Methods - A meter and sensors, for use in combination, where no calibration code has to be entered by the user or is read by the meter. The meter is configured with a predetermined slope and y-intercept built into the meter. If the slope and y-intercept of the sensor are within a predetermined area or grid, or otherwise close to the slope and y-intercept of the meter, the batch of sensors is acceptable for use with that meter for providing accurate analyte concentration results. | 12-20-2012 |
20130001101 | Biosensor Having Improved Hematocrit and Oxygen Biases - The present invention provides reagent compositions, and analyte measuring devices and methods that utilize the reagent compositions. | 01-03-2013 |
20130034664 | Biosensor Coating Composition and Methods Thereof - The disclosure provides for reagent compositions for biosensors comprising release polymers, methods of making such biosensors and films of reagent compositions comprising release polymers. The reagent compositions comprise a release polymer and an effective analyte detecting amount of an enzyme an enzyme cofactor and a redox compound capable of acting in a biosensor as (i) a redox mediator associated with a working electrode (ii) a redox couple associated with a reference electrode or (iii) the redox mediator associated with the working electrode and the redox couple for the reference electrode. | 02-07-2013 |
20130116525 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - In aspects of the present disclosure, a multi compatible or universal blood glucose monitoring unit including a calibration unit is integrated with one or more components of an analyte monitoring system to provide compatibility with in vitro test strip that require calibration code and test strips that do not require calibration code. Also disclosed are methods, systems, devices and kits for providing the same. | 05-09-2013 |
20130160941 | Small Volume Test Strips with Large Sample Fill Ports, Supported Test Strips, and Methods of Making and Using Same - The present disclosure provides small volume analyte sensors having large sample fill ports, supported analyte sensors, analyte sensors having supported tip protrusions and methods of making and using same. | 06-27-2013 |
20130281809 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - In aspects of the present disclosure, an auto turn on blood glucose monitoring unit including a calibration unit integrated with one or more components of an analyte monitoring system is provided. Also disclosed are methods, systems, devices and kits for providing the same. | 10-24-2013 |
20140202853 | Small Volume Test Strips with Large Sample Fill Ports, Supported Test Strips, and Methods of Making and Using Same - The present disclosure provides small volume analyte sensors having large sample fill ports, supported analyte sensors, analyte sensors having supported tip protrusions and methods of making and using same. | 07-24-2014 |
20140213868 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - In aspects of the present disclosure, a no coding blood glucose monitoring unit including a calibration unit is integrated with one or more components of an analyte monitoring system to provide compatibility with in vitro test strip that do not require a calibration code is provided. Also disclosed are methods, systems, devices and kits for providing the same. | 07-31-2014 |
20150060301 | Multiple-Biosensor Article - An article suitable for conducting one or more assays with an apparatus, e.g., a meter, for determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in a sample of biological fluid. The article contains a plurality of biosensors arranged in such a manner that each of the biosensors can be utilized before the article must be removed from the apparatus. | 03-05-2015 |