Patent ID: 8124014
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A61B,G01N

Abstract:
1. An auto-calibration circuit or label being adapted to be used with an instrument, the instrument being adapted to determine information related to an analyte of a fluid sample, the auto-calibration circuit or label comprising: a plurality of electrical connections conveying auto-calibration information corresponding to a test sensor, the auto-calibration information being adapted to be utilized by the instrument to auto-calibrate for the test sensor, the plurality of electrical connections including a plurality of first contact areas; a first common connection; a second common connection being separate and distinct from the first common connection; a first auxiliary common connection being separate and distinct from the first and second common connections; and a second auxiliary common connection being separate and distinct from the first and second common connections, the first and second auxiliary common connections being located on opposing sides of the plurality of contact areas, wherein the plurality of electrical connections is adapted to be routed directly from each of the plurality of first contact areas to a respective first common connection or a second common connection.