Patent ID: 8178313

Claim:
A method for determining an analyte in a bodily fluid sample, the method comprising: obtaining a bodily fluid sample; applying the bodily fluid sample to an analyte test strip; transferring the applied bodily fluid sample to a sample-receiving chamber of the analyte test strip; and determining an analyte in the bodily fluid sample, wherein the analyte test strip includes: a first port in fluidic communication with the sample-receiving chamber and proximate a platform portion of the analyte test strip, the platform portion extending outward from the first port and configured to receive a first bodily fluid sample of at least 5 microliters and transfer at least a portion of the first bodily fluid sample to the sample-receiving chamber via the first port; and a second port in fluidic communication with the sample-receiving chamber and an outer edge of the analyte test strip, the second port configured to receive a second bodily fluid sample of less than 5 microliters and for transferring at least a portion of the second bodily fluid sample to sample-receiving chamber, wherein the applying step involves applying the bodily fluid sample to one of the second port and the platform portion of the analyte test strip depending on the volume of the bodily fluid sample.