Patent · US Expired

Disposable sensor and method of making

US6287451A · kind A · utility

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42Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 1999
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 2, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/3272
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A disposable electrode strip for testing a fluid sample including a laminated strip with a first and second end, a reference electrode embedded in the laminated strip proximate to the first end, at least two working electrodes embedded in the laminated strip proximate to the first end and the reference electrode, an open path for receiving a fluid sample beginning from the first end and being sufficiently long to expose the reference electrode and the working electrodes to the fluid sample, and conductive contacts located at the second end of the laminated strip. The laminated strip has a base layer with a conductive coating, a reagent holding layer, a channel forming layer and a cover. One of the working electrodes contains a reagent substantially similar to the reagent of the reference electrode and a second working electrode contains a reagent having an enzyme.

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