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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Intuity Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Emery, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael F. Tomasco, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Charles Hu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Intuity Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for performing an assay to determine the presence or concentration of an analyte contained in a sample of body fluid by using a device comprising at least one analyte quantification member and a sensor associated therewith, the method includes: applying a first sample to the analyte quantification member; and detecting the presence or absence of an adequate sample volume; wherein upon detection of the absence of an adequate sample volume, initiating a finite timed period, and signaling the user to introduce a second sample of body fluid to the analyte quantification member. Associated arrangements and devices are also disclosed.