Patent ID: 8771486

Claim:
An analyte meter, comprising: a housing comprising a display; a sensor port coupled to the housing, wherein the sensor port is configured to receive a sensor to determine the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample, and wherein the sensor port comprises a first set of electrode contacts and a second set of electrode contacts, wherein the first set and the second set are configured in opposing orientation in the sensor port; and a controller unit coupled to the housing, the controller unit configured to process a signal received from the sensor and determine a concentration of the analyte based on the signal; wherein the analyte meter is configured to detect first and second different insertion orientations of the sensor upon first or second insertion of the sensor into the sensor port, and based on the insertion orientation, the analyte meter configures an electrode contact from the first set of electrode contacts or an electrode contact from the second set of electrode contacts as a working electrode contact for use in determining the concentration of the analyte in the fluid sample.