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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Andy Chan, Franklin, MA (US);
Lawrence Milesky, Needham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Andy Chan, Franklin, MA (US);
Lawrence Milesky, Needham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/26 (2006.01); G01N 27/404 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The service life of amperometric electrochemical oxygen sensors is increased by operating the electrodes of such sensors at a polarization voltage suitable for measuring the oxygen content of samples only during calibration or when measuring such samples and thereafter modulating the polarization voltage to a lower voltage such that substantially no electrical current is produced by the electrodes.