Patent ID: 8718952
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of tracking at least one degradation parameter for analyte testing devices dispensable from within a sealed cartridge having an integrated circuit coupled thereto and installable within an analyte measurement meter communicable therewith, the method, upon installation of the cartridge within the meter, comprising: communicating with the integrated circuit and accessing the at least one degradation parameter, the at least one degradation parameter comprising a first degradation parameter comprising cumulative time the analyte testing devices are exposed to ambient air and a second degradation parameter comprising cumulative time the analyte testing devices are exposed to desiccated conditions, wherein the cartridge comprises a desiccating material; and updating the at least one degradation parameter based on at least one type of action performed by the meter, the at least one type of action comprising a first type of action comprising temporarily unsealing the cartridge and a second type of action comprising receiving the cartridge in the meter.