# US 12,009,580 B2 · Antenna configuration for compact glucose monitor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,009,580 B2 - Document ID: US12009580B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/169,773 - Filed: 2023-02-15 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-09 - Assignees: Verily Life Sciences LLC; DexCom, Inc. - Applicants: Verily Life Sciences LLC - Inventors: Uei-ming Jow; Maryam Fathi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12009580B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/273: {Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals} - A61B 5/076: {Permanent implantation} - A61B 5/14532: {for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement} - H01Q 1/2208: {associated with components used in interrogation type services, i.e. in systems for information exchange between an interrogator/reader and a tag/transponder, e.g. in Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] systems (methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns G06K7/00; record carrier for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00)} - H01Q 1/2216: {used in interrogator/reader equipment} - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - H01Q 7/00: Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop - H04B 5/26: using coils - H04B 5/70: specially adapted for specific purposes - A61B 5/14503: {invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter or needle or using implanted sensors (A61B5/1459, A61B5/1464, A61B5/1473, A61B5/1482, A61B5/14865 take precedence)} - A61B 5/686: {Permanently implanted devices, e.g. pacemakers, other stimulators, biochips (A61B5/6861 takes precedence)} - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A wearable glucose monitor may include a compact having an antenna positioned on a housing of the glucose monitor to allow the size of the antenna to be larger than a printed circuit board of the glucose monitor positioned internal to the housing. The antenna may be communicatively coupled to a wireless communication device, such as a transceiver on the PCB, to transmit glucose level measurements to an external device through low-frequency radio signals. In some aspects, the antenna may be configured to be distributed into multiple sections positioned on different sections of the housing and connected to form a complete antenna. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable device, comprising: a device housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion coupled to the second housing portion; a printed circuit board (“PCB”) disposed in the device housing and communicatively coupled to a sensor to measure a biomedical parameter of a patient; and an antenna communicatively coupled to the wearable device, the first housing portion having a first portion of the antenna and the second housing portion having a second portion of the antenna, wherein the first portion of the antenna is electrically coupled to the second portion of the antenna by coupling the first housing portion to the second housing portions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an electrochemical sensor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an analyte sensor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising a sensor insertable into skin of a patient, wherein the PCB is communicatively coupled to the sensor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a non-invasive sensor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a glucose sensor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the first and second housing portions each define a contiguous metal surface having non-metal regions, the contiguous metal surfaces forming the antenna. ### Claim 8 A wearable device, comprising: a device housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion coupled to the second housing portion; a printed circuit board (“PCB”) disposed in the device housing and communicatively coupled to a sensor to measure a biomedical parameter of a patient; and an antenna, the first housing portion having a first portion of the antenna and the second housing portion having a second portion of the antenna, wherein the first portion of the antenna is electrically coupled to the second portion of the antenna by coupling the first housing portion to the second housing portions, wherein the antenna comprises a coil. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The wearable device of claim 8, wherein the first portion of the antenna comprises a first portion of the coil and the second portion of the antenna comprises a second portion of the coil. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The wearable device of claim 9, wherein the first portion of the coil and the second portion of the coil form a three-dimensional coil. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The wearable device of claim 10, wherein the three-dimensional coil encircles the PCB. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The wearable device of claim 10, wherein an area enclosed by a perimeter of the first portion of the coil or the second portion of the coil disposed on the device housing is larger than an area of the PCB. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The wearable device of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the coil is positioned on an internal surface of the device housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The wearable device of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the coil is positioned on an external surface of the device housing. ### Claim 15 A wearable device, comprising: a device housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion coupled to the second housing portion; a printed circuit board (“PCB”) disposed in the device housing and communicatively coupled to a sensor to measure a biomedical parameter of a patient; and a plurality of antennas, the first housing portion having a first portion of a first antenna and the second housing portion having a second portion of the first antenna, wherein the first portion of the first antenna is electrically coupled to the second portion of the first antenna by coupling the first housing portion to the second housing portions. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The wearable device of claim 15, wherein the first antenna is tuned for a higher frequency range than the second antenna. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The wearable device of claim 15, wherein the second antenna is tuned for a higher frequency range than the first antenna. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The wearable device of claim 15, wherein a second antenna is positioned on at least one of the first or second portions of the housing. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The wearable device of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first antenna or a second antenna is tuned for Bluetooth or wireless local area network communications. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The wearable device of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first antenna or a second antenna comprises a near-field communication antenna or a radio-frequency identification antenna.