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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Alastair Mcindoe Hodges, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alastair McIndoe Hodges, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lifescan, Inc., Milipitas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The current invention provides a device, and a method for using the device, for ensuring that a capillary or wicking fill device is fully filled. In particular this invention is directed to, but not limited to, use with capillary or wicking action filled electrochemical sensors suitable for use in analyzing blood or interstitial fluids.