Sensor with eccentric sensing column

A system comprising:

• a sensor device, the sensor device comprising:
• a housing defining an inclined and eccentric sensing column cavity comprising a gel material, the housing further comprising:
• a printed circuit board (PCB);
• at least one sensing element wire-bonded to the PCB;
• at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) wire-bonded to the PCB;
• and,
• a protective cap mechanically coupled to the housing via one or more protruding edges of the housing and one or more corresponding edges of the protective cap;
• and
• at least one infusion pump, wherein the at least one infusion pump comprises at least one fluid flow tube containing a fluid to be measured by the sensor device.

A method comprising:

• coupling, via one or more adhesives, a housing for at least one sensing element to a printed circuit board (PCB), the housing defining an inclined and eccentric sensing column cavity comprising a gel material, the housing further comprising:
• the at least one sensing element wire-bonded to the PCB;
• and
• at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) wire-bonded to the PCB;
• and,
• coupling, via one or more protruding edges of the housing and one or more corresponding edges of a protective cap, the housing to the protective cap.