FIELD: medicine.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medical devices, and more specifically to the field of analytical test meters and related methods for measuring an analyte in a patient's sample, such as blood glucose or hematocrit. Portable analytical test meter is designed for use with an associated analytical test strip. Test-strip-receiving module receives the analytical test strip and is electrically connected to a dummy load calibration circuit block. That block is configured to provide a dummy magnitude correction and a dummy phase correction, and a memory block is configured to store the dummy magnitude correction and the dummy phase correction. Method for calibrating a portable analytical test meter for use with an analytical test strip includes determining a dummy magnitude correction and a dummy phase correction of the portable analytical test meter using a dummy load calibration circuit block of the portable analytical test meter. Dummy magnitude correction and dummy phase correction are stored in a memory block of the portable analytical test meter. Using the stored dummy magnitude correction and stored dummy phase correction, an analyte is determined.
EFFECT: invention improves the accuracy of analyte measurement in a patient sample.
17 cl, 8 dwg
