Biosensor and method for providing a biosensor
AssigneeRoche Diabetes Care, Inc.
InventorsStephan-Michael Frey, Oliver Kube
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Abstract
A biosensor is proposed for insertion into the subcutaneous tissue of a user wherein the biosensor includes at least one flexible substrate and at least one electrode on at least one surface of the substrate and at least one contacting element. The contacting element is connected to the electrode. The substrate has at least one kink, at which the substrate is at least partly kinked such that the surface is subdivided into at least two interconnected outer surfaces.
Claims20
A biosensor configured for insertion into subcutaneous tissue of a user for qualitative or quantitative detection of at least one analyte in a bodily fluid, the biosensor comprising:
- a flexible substrate having an electrical pattern on a surface of the substrate;
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- the substrate having a kink at which the substrate is at least partly folded, the kink dividing the surface into two interconnected outer surfaces and dividing the substrate into two substrate parts and two electrical pattern parts;
- wherein the electrical pattern is disposed on the two outer surfaces of the biosensor when the biosensor is folded about the kink and inserted into the subcutaneous tissue of a user.
An insertion kit for inserting a bio sensor into subcutaneous tissue of a user, the kit comprising a piercing element and a biosensor, the biosensor comprising:
- a flexible substrate having an electrical pattern on a surface of the substrate, the electrical pattern including an electrode and a contacting element connected to the electrode, wherein the electrode is configured for insertion into subcutaneous tissue;
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- the substrate having a kink at which the substrate is at least partly kinked, the kink (i) dividing the surface into two interconnected outer surfaces, (ii) dividing the substrate into two substrate parts, and (iii) dividing the electrical pattern into two electrical pattern parts, wherein the electrical pattern is disposed on the two outer surfaces of the biosensor when the biosensor is folded about the kink and inserted into the subcutaneous tissue of a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.