Patent ID: 8614097

Claim:
A meter for determining an analyte concentration in a fluid sample received on a test sensor, the test sensor comprising a fluid-receiving area for receiving the fluid sample, the fluid-receiving area containing a reagent that produces a measurable reaction with an analyte in the sample, the test sensor having a test-sensor temperature and the reagent having a reagent temperature, the meter comprising: an opening configured to receive the test sensor such that a region of the test sensor is disposed inside the meter and the fluid-receiving area of the test sensor is disposed outside the meter; a measurement system configured to determine a measurement of the reaction between the reagent and the analyte; and a temperature-measuring system including a temperature sensor configured to determine a measurement of the test-sensor temperature when the test sensor is received into the opening, the temperature sensor measuring the region of the test sensor disposed inside the meter while the fluid-receiving area is disposed outside the meter, wherein the meter determines a concentration of the analyte in the sample using the measurement of the reaction and the measurement of the test-sensor temperature.