Patent ID: 6847451
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus configured for receiving a test strip and for determining the concentration of at least one analyte in a physiological sample applied to the test strip, said apparatus comprising: (a) at least one light source for irradiating a plurality of different areas of said test strip that has been operatively associated with said apparatus; (b) a detector array for detecting reflected light from each of said plurality of different areas, respectively; (c) means for determining whether each area of said plurality of different areas has a sufficient amount or sample based on said detected reflected light from each respective area; and (d) means for determining the concentration of at least one analyte based on said reflected light detected from those areas determined to have a sufficient amount of sample, wherein areas determined not to have a sufficient amount of sample are not used in said analyte concentration determination.