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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Intuity Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Emery, Redwood City, CA (US);
Carole R. Stivers, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Intuity Medical, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are devices, arrangements and methods for quantifying the concentration of an analyte present in bodily fluid, including: an assay pad having at least one chemical reagent capable of producing a detectable signal in the form of a reaction spot upon reaction with the analyte; a light source; a detector array; a processor; and a memory in communication with the processor, the memory comprising: (a) at least one value indicative of one or more of: (i) the level of hematocrit contained in the sample; (ii) the volume of the sample applied to the assay pad; or (iii) imperfections present in the reaction spot; and (b) at least one algorithm for calculating the concentration of the analyte contained in the sample.