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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2006
G. John Pritchard, Cambridge, GB;
John J. Rippeth, Ipswich, GB;
Nicholas Young Kent, Sandhurst, GB;
Arkray Factory Ltd., Woodbridge, GB;
Abstract
A test system for measuring the concentration of an analyte in a biological fluid sample comprises: a plurality of test members () in a container (), each test member () including reagent means for indicating the catalytic activity of an enzyme when in the presence of a biological fluid containing an analyte acted upon by the enzyme; 0 a test meter () for receiving a test member (), the meter () having circuitry for performing a measurement on a test member received therein to produce a measured physical value, means for determining an analyte concentration value for a specified biological fluid from said measured physical value, and means () for indicating a determined analyte concentration value; a Container RFID tag () associated with the container () which includes data specific to said plurality of test members (); and a Patient RFID tag () which includes data specific to a patient; and wherein said test meter () includes means for reading and storing data from said Container RFID tag () and from said Patient RFID tag ().