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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Glenn Martin, Ottawa, CA;
Tian-xian Zhao, Ottawa, CA;
Steven Breeze, Ottawa, CA;
Craig Jeffrey, Ottawa, CA;
Stephen Lee Snyder, Ottawa, CA;
Glenn Martin, Ottawa, CA;
Tian-Xian Zhao, Ottawa, CA;
Steven Breeze, Ottawa, CA;
Craig Jeffrey, Ottawa, CA;
Stephen Lee Snyder, Ottawa, CA;
Abbott Point of Care Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for determining sensing device usability, e.g., for point of care immunoassay devices. In one embodiment, the invention is to a method of determining device usability, comprising the steps of providing a device comprising a first electrical pad; a second electrical pad; and a continuous polymer layer contacting at least a portion of the first and second electrical pads; applying a potential across the first and second electrical pads; measuring an electrical property associated with the continuous polymer layer; and determining whether the measured electrical property associated with the continuous polymer layer has exceeded a threshold level associated with the device usability.