Patent ID: 7927545
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: A61B,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sensor system for determining a glucose concentration of a fluid sample, the sensor system comprising: an optical reagent-sensing device; and a container including first and second rotatable storage devices having a continuous tape extending from the first rotatable storage device, past the optical reagent-sensing device, to the second rotatable storage device such that the first rotatable storage device holds and dispenses unused portions of the continuous tape and the second rotatable storage device holds and receives used portions of the continuous tape, the container further including a desiccant and a white-reflectance calibration standard, the calibration standard operative to calibrate the optical reagent-sensing device, the continuous tape including a diagnostic reagent and a polymer material, wherein the optical reagent-sensing device is operative to read the diagnostic reagent such that a glucose concentration for a fluid sample is determined in approximately 5 to 15 seconds.