Method for conditioning of a sensor
AssigneeWaveForm Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMihailo V. Rebec, Robert Bruce, Ralph Dutt-Ballerstadt
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Abstract
A method of in vivo conditioning of an indwelling sensor to reduce run-in time, (stabilization time) comprising: a) applying a first potential to the sensor and measuring a first current at the first potential; b) applying a second potential to the sensor and measuring a second current at the second potential; c) determining a relationship of the first current measured to the second current measured; repeating a, b, and c until the relationship between the first current measured and the second current measured has stabilized, thereby reducing sensor run-in time.
Claims21
A method of conditioning of an indwelling sensor to reduce run-in time, comprising:
- performing a plurality of conditioning cycles, wherein each conditioning cycle is performed by:
- measuring a current of the indwelling sensor when applying a first potential to the indwelling sensor in a respective time period, wherein the first potential is greater than or equal to a running voltage of the indwelling sensor,
- measuring the current of the indwelling sensor when applying a second potential to the indwelling sensor in a respective time period, wherein the first potential is greater than the second potential and the respective time period in which the first potential is applied to the indwelling sensor is greater than the respective time period in which the second potential is applied to the indwelling sensor, and
- determining a ratio of the current measured when applying the first potential to the current measured when applying the second potential;
- and terminating the conditioning cycles when the ratio has stabilized.
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