Abstract:
A method of measuring an analyte in a biological fluid comprises applying an excitation signal having a DC component and an AC component. The AC and DC responses are measured; a corrected DC response is determined using the AC response; and a concentration of the analyte is determined based upon the corrected DC response. Other methods and devices are disclosed.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of analyzing an aqueous solution, as may be implemented with a hand-held portable electronic device (10). A test pad (32) responsive in color to a characteristic of an aqueous solution is interrogated by the device by measuring, in a plurality of wavelength ranges, intensity values of a test light as reflected off of the test strip. The intensity values may be expressed as values relative to intensities reflected off of white and black calibration surfaces. A relationship among the intensity values for the various wavelength ranges is developed through an algorithm that provides a ratio value that is responsive to the characteristic of the aqueous solution and that is non-responsive to absolute intensity values of the reflected light. The test pad may be supported on an opaque and non-reflective substrate (28) that cooperates with an opaque edge portion (14E) of a test element placement member (14B) and associated side walls (14W) of the device to minimize the impingement of ambient light onto the test pad during interrogation.
Abstract:
A handheld medical device is configured to illuminate a test strip inserted therein and may include a housing having a port configured to receive a test strip. A circuit board may be mounted inside the housing. A measurement module may be mounted to the circuit board and may be cooperatively operable with the test strip inserted into the port to measure a sample of fluid residing on the test strip. The circuit board faces an opposing top surface of the test strip inserted into the port. A light source may be mounted on the circuit board and operable to emit light substantially perpendicular to the opposing top surface of the test strip inserted into the port. The light source may project the light along an optical axis substantially perpendicular to the opposing top surface of the test strip and illuminate an area surrounding a dosing end of the test strip.
Abstract:
A biosensor meter (10a) is provided for determining an analyte concentration in a fluid. The biosensor meter includes a USB port (14a) having a first data signal port terminal (32d'), and a detection circuit (50a) including a first input terminal and an output terminal. The first input terminal of the detection circuit (50a) is coupled to the first data signal port terminal (32d'). The detection circuit (50a) provides at the output terminal a first output signal when a current sensed at the first input terminal is greater than or equal to a first predetermined amount, and a second output signal when the current sensed at the first input terminal is less than the first predetermined amount. The detection circuit (50a) is configured to detect whether the USB port (14a) of the biosensor meter (10a) is connected to the USB port (14b) of another electronic device, such as a computer (12) and even if the computer (12) is shut down, and to prompt the meter's user for not carrying out a measurement in order to reduce the risk of electrical shock.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a hydrophilic film that causes a liquid to diffuse rapidly in a single direction. The hydrophilic film comprises a substrate having a texture of parallel sunken and raised patterns, and a hydrophilic coat comprising a coat of silicon dioxide particles. The present invention also provides a method for preparing the hydrophilic film. The method comprises: preparing an aqueous dispersion of silicon dioxide particles, wherein the average size of the silicon dioxide particles is 1 to 60 nm, and the concentration of the silicon dioxide particles is 0.05% to 15% by weight; coating the aqueous dispersion of silicon dioxide particles on a substrate, wherein the substrate has a texture of parallel sunken and raised patterns; and drying the substrate coated with the aqueous dispersion of silicon dioxide particles.
Abstract:
The invention provides fluorophores of formulae (I) and (II) and also fluorescent sensor compounds comprising fluorophore moieties based on such fluorophores in combination with a receptor moiety:
There is further provided a method of sensing the presence of a target analyte using the fluorescent sensor compound, as well as the use of the fluorescent sensor compounds to sense a target analyte.
Abstract:
A method of adjusting a final signal value measured on a lateral flow assay test strip, by: identifying a pre-determined calibration method for the test strip, wherein the pre-determined calibration method corresponds to the manufacturing lot from which the test strip has been made; measuring signal values while performing a lateral flow assay reaction on a test strip; determining a final signal value; and adjusting the final signal value based upon the identified pre-selected calibration method for the test strip.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are methods and tests for diagnosing and/or monitoring a metabolic condition such as diabetes in a subject, wherein the methods and tests measure salivary glycoproteins. Some of the methods are based on the oxidation of glycoproteins in a saliva sample from the subject, for example using sodium metaperiodate, and then detecting the aldehydes generated during oxidation using a chemical detection method. Also disclosed are kits and lateral flow devices for detecting glycoproteins in a saliva sample.