(19)
(11) EP 1 119 637 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
28.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/31

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
24.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/13

(21) Application number: 99951856.6

(22) Date of filing: 08.10.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1999/023425
(87) International publication number:
WO 2000/020626 (13.04.2000 Gazette 2000/15)

(54)

SMALL VOLUME IN VITRO ANALYTE SENSOR WITH DIFFUSIBLE OR NON-LEACHABLE REDOX MEDIATOR

KLEINVOLUMIGER IN VITRO SENSOR MIT DIFFUSIONSFÄHIGEM ODER NICHTAUSWASCHBAREM REDOXVERMITTLER

DETECTEUR D'ANALYTES IN VITRO DANS DES PETITS VOLUMES UTILISANT UN MEDIATEUR DIFFUSIBLE OU NON LIXIVIABLE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 08.10.1998 US 103627 P
08.10.1998 US 105773 P
21.04.1999 US 295962

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/31

(73) Proprietor: Therasense, Inc.
Alameda, CA 94502 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FELDMAN, Benjamin, J.
    Oakland, CA 94618 (US)
  • HELLER, Adam
    Austin, TX 78731 (US)
  • HELLER, Ephraim
    Oakland, CA 94618 (US)
  • MAO, Fei
    Fremont, CA 94536 (US)
  • VIVOLO, Joseph, A.
    San Francisco, CA 94117 (US)
  • FUNDERBURK, Jeffery, V.
    Fremont, CA 94536 (US)
  • COLMAN, Fredric, C.
    Oakland, CA 94605 (US)
  • KRISHNAN, Rajesh
    Fremont, CA 94536 (US)

(74) Representative: Andrae, Steffen, Dr. et al
Andrae Flach Haug Balanstrasse 55
81541 München
81541 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-91/09139
WO-A-98/35225
 WO-A-97/00441
US-A- 5 695 947
   
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