Devices for analyte concentration determination and methods of manufacturing and using the same

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Test strips for determining the concentration of at least one analyte e.g. glucose, in a, physiological sample and methods for their manufacture and use and are provided. The, subject test strips include a transfer element for facilitating the transfer of sample to a, reaction area of the test strip. In certain embodiments the transfer element, typically porous has a first area and a second area, and in certain embodiments the two areas have different, thicknesses. In other embodiments the transfer element is non-porous and is configured to, transfer sample by wicking it between the transfer element and the reaction area of the test, strip. In the subject methods the transport element …