Lifescan Corporation

Lifescan Scotland Limited

Tanja Richter

Matthias Stiene

John J Allen

John M Allen

Manuel Alvarez-Icaza

James Iain Rodgers

Jerome F McAleer

James T Moffat

Alan McNeilage

Elliot V Plotkin

Sebastian Bohm

Jerome Mcaleer

A device and method for measuring clotting times in a fluid, typically blood, within a microchannel, with the onset of clotting being determined by measurement of the rate of change, or the value, of capacitance or impedance between two electrodes situated on either side of the microchannel. The device includes an upper support member and a lower support member with a microchannel formed therein. The device also includes electrodes situated along the length of the microchannel.

Device for measuring blood coagulation and method thereof

A microfluidic analytical system for monitoring an analyte (for example, glucose) in a liquid sample (e.g., ISF) includes an analysis module with at least one micro-channel for receiving and transporting a liquid sample, at least one analyte sensor for measuring an analyte in the liquid sample and at least one position electrode. The analyte sensor(s) and position electrode(s) are in operative communication with the micro-channel. The microfluidic system also includes a meter configured for measuring an electrical characteristic (such as impedance or resistance) of the position electrode(s). Moreover, the measured electrical characteristic is dependent on the position of the liquid sample in the micro-channel that is in operative communication with the position electrode for which an electrical characteristic is measured.

Microfluidic analytical system with position electrodes

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Tanja Richter