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Method and fuel cell for electrochemical measurement of analyte concentration in vivo

US9220451B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gregor Ocvirk · Nierstein, DE
Karl-Heinz Kölker · Bad Kötzting, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2012
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the electrochemical measurement of an analyte concentration in vivo, comprising a fuel cell with which the analyte to be measured is reacted catalytically with an enzyme contained in an enzyme layer and which supplies an electrical voltage, dependent on the analyte concentration to be measured, beween an anode and a cathode, which voltage is measured. In the catalytic reaction of the analyte to be measured in the enzyme layer, a product is generated which, as fuel of the fuel cell, oxidizes on the anode and is reduced on the cathode. The invention further relates to a fuel cell for such a method.

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