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AssigneeLaxmi Therapeutic Devices, Inc.
InventorsSumita PENNATHUR, Michelle Carrie HALPIN, Landon Christopher PEIK, Leanne BEER, Bill VAN ANTWERP, Justin Daniel ROFEH, Seth BODEN, Luke Satish Kumar THEOGARAJAN
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Microneedles for analysis of analytes in body fluids may be manufactured from robust materials such as stainless steel by laser cutting at least the basic needle configuration, applying a coating to electrically insulate and/or assure biocompatibility of the needle, and forming electrodes on the needles via lithography or other processes (preferably after treatment of the coaled areas at which the electrodes are to be applied). Preferably, the needles have a depression formed therein from which the electrodes extend, and which contains a sensing medium which produces a measurable output in response to the local concentration of the analyte of interest Thus, when a needle is inserted into the skin such that the depression and its sensing medium encounters body fluids, analyte measurements can be obtained via the electrodes.
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A method of manufacturing a sensor comprising a needle with an insertable portion that is entirely insertable into a body, the insertable portion having a tip, an end opposite the tip, a longitudinal axis extending between the tip and the end opposite the tip, a length measured from the tip to the end opposite the tip, and a width measured in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis that is less than the length, and a plurality of electrodes each extending from the end opposite the tip towards the tip, wherein at least one of the electrodes has an electrode terminal with a portion closer to the tip than to the end opposite the tip, the method comprising:
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