Patent ID: 8877033

Claim:
A method for increasing accuracy of a determination of an analyte in a sample, comprising the steps of: (a) applying the sample to an electrochemical test strip; (b) applying a potential signal to the sample in the electrochemical test strip to result in a current signal that is indicative of the amount of analyte in the sample; (c) ceasing application of the potential signal and determining a transient potential; (d) determining from the transient potential a correction factor for the effective transport parameter (P T ) or the electrode area (A) or both the effective transport parameter (P T ) or the electrode area (A), and (e) applying the correction factor(s) determined in (d) to arrive at a final determination of the analyte in the sample, said final determination of the analyte in the sample being more accurate than an estimated analyte value derivable from the current signal without application of correction factor(s).