Transcutaneous sensor applicator and applicator assembly

Abstract

An applicator according to the present invention is an applicator for inserting a sensor for measuring biometric information into a user's skin, the applicator comprising: an applicator body to which a base unit is separably coupled, the base unit comprising a base unit housing and an attachment portion provided on the base unit housing such that same can be attached to the user's skin; a locking hook tiltably coupled to the applicator body so as to engage with the base unit housing such that the base unit remains coupled to the applicator body; and an insertion unit installed on the applicator body to insert the sensor into the user's skin by moving a sensor unit from a first position in which same is spaced apart from the base unit to a second position in which the sensor unit housing is coupled to the base unit housing, the sensor unit comprising the sensor and a sensor unit housing on which the sensor is mounted. The insertion unit comprises a shuttle configured to move from the first position to the second position together with the sensor unit. The shuttle abuts the locking hook in the second position, thereby tilting the locking hook in a direction in which same disengages from the base unit housing.

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