Patent ID: 9594088
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G01N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for extending the range of a single assay and for measuring an analyte level of the assay based on a time-variant signal reflecting a dynamic response level in an instrument, the method comprising: using a first calibration curve representative of analyte level and response level of the assay at a first time point subsequent to initiation of the assay to generate the analyte level if a signal strength corresponds to a predefined signal level for the first time point; and if the signal strength fails to correspond to the predefined signal level for the first time point, then using a second calibration curve representative of analyte level and response level of the assay at a second time point subsequent to the first time point to estimate the analyte level if the signal strength corresponds to a predefined signal level for the second time point.