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US 8,942,778 B2Granted
Analyte monitoring sensor system for monitoring a constituent in body tissue
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorsGregor Ocvirk, Helmut Rinne, Arnulf Staib
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to a sensor system. In particular to a sensor for glucose monitoring. The invention also also relates to an arrangement and a method for monitoring a constituent and in particular glucose in body tissue using a sensor system.
Claims22
An analyte monitoring sensor system comprising:
- a support that can be at least partially inserted into body tissue;
- a fluid channel arranged on the support for passing through a liquid;
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- a sensor that responds to a constituent of the liquid and/or the body tissue, wherein the sensor is arranged on the support and configured for direct contact with the body tissue separately from the fluid channel, and wherein the fluid channel is in fluid communication with a metering unit to feed a liquid into the body tissue.
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