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US 8,802,006 B2Granted
Method and system for sterilizing an analyte sensor
AssigneeAbbott Diabetes Care Inc.
InventorsChristopher Allen Thomas, Jasmin Y. Zhao
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Abstract
In one aspect, there is provided assembling an analyte sensor with an analyte sensor insertion device, packaging the assembled analyte sensor and sensor insertion device in a substantially airtight seal, and irradiating the packaged assembled analyte sensor and sensor insertion device at a predetermined dose using one or more electron beam accelerators.
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A method of sterilizing a glucose monitoring assembly, the method comprising:
- assembling a glucose sensor and a sensor introducer to form a glucose sensor assembly, wherein the glucose sensor comprises at least one electrode, an enzyme layer, and a glucose diffusion limiting layer;
- assembling a medical device assembly including sensor electronics;
- packaging the glucose sensor assembly in a first container;
- packaging the first container in a second container that includes at least one glucose sensor assembly;
- irradiating the second container including the at least one glucose sensor assembly at a predetermined dose level using electron beam irradiation;
- and
- exposing the medical device unit assembly to a chemical solution for a second predetermined time period to sterilize the medical device assembly.
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A method of sterilizing a glucose monitoring assembly, the method comprising:
- assembling a glucose sensor and a sensor introducer to form a glucose sensor assembly, wherein the glucose sensor comprises at least one electrode, an enzyme layer, and a glucose diffusion limiting layer;
- packaging the glucose sensor assembly in a first container;
- packaging the first container in a second container that includes at least one glucose sensor assembly;
- and
- irradiating the second container including the at least one glucose sensor assembly at a predetermined dose level using electron beam irradiation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.