Patent ID: 8066858
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A meter for releasable engagement with a sensor, the meter comprising an electrical connector for receiving a sensor, the electrical connector comprising: a support for receiving the sensor; a first contact structure and a second contact structure configured to contact an insertion monitor present on a surface of the sensor, wherein the meter contacts the insertion monitor at only two contact points to recognize a resistance value corresponding to a calibration code for the sensor from the insertion monitor; and a third contact structure configured to contact a working electrode and a fourth contact structure configured to contact a counter electrode, wherein the working electrode is disposed on a surface of the sensor and a counter electrode is disposed on a surface of the sensor, wherein each of the contact structures have a proximal end for contacting the sensor and a distal end for connection to the meter, wherein the third and fourth contact structures extend longitudinally from the distal to the proximal end and wherein the third and fourth contact structures are parallel to each other, wherein the first and second contact structures extend longitudinally next to the third and fourth contact structures, past the proximal ends of the third and fourth contact structures, wherein the first and second contact structures are longer than the third and fourth contact structures, and wherein the first contact structure is oriented to extend across a first side edge of the sensor and the second contact structure is oriented to extend across a second side edge of the sensor, wherein the first and second contact structures angle towards a longitudinal center line of the sensor.