Improved electrochemical sensor design

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G01N 27/327 (2006.01) C12Q 1/00 (2006.01) G01N 33/487 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2305922

Disclosed is an improved electrochemical sensor having a base bearing a working and reference electrode which provides a flow path for a fluid test sample. The working electrode has a reaction layer on its surface which contains an enzyme capable of reacting with an analyte to produce electrons which are received by the working electrode. The base is mated with a cover to form a capillary space into which the test fluid is drawn. The improvement involves configuring the working and reference electrodes so that a major portion of the reference electrode is located downstream on the flow path from the working electrode with the exception of a small sub-element of the reference electrode which is in electrical communication with the primary portion of the reference electrode and located upstream of the working electrode. This configuration provides the sensor with the capability of sending a greatly reduced electrical signal to the device's detecting element in the event that the capillary space is incompletely filled with test fluid. This reduced signal can be manipulated to produce an error signal which affirmatively apprises the device's user that such incomplete filling has occurred.

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