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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alastair Hodges, San Diego, CA (US);
Ron Chatelier, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas Beck, North Richmond, AU;
Assignee:
LifeScan, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/7327 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/7327 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and method for measuring hemoglobin in a fluid sample. The device comprises a disposable electrochemical cell, such as a thin layer electrochemical cell, containing a reagent capable of being reduced by hemoglobin. A suitable fluid sample that may be analyzed according the present invention is whole blood. If the hemoglobin to be analyzed is present in red blood cells, a lysing agent may be added to the sample to release the hemoglobin prior to analysis.