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US 9,808,186 B2Granted
Method and system for providing an integrated analyte sensor insertion device and data processing unit
AssigneeAbbott Diabetes Care Inc.
InventorGary Ashley Stafford
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for providing an integrated analyte sensor and data processing unit assembly is provided.
Claims18
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a data processing unit disposed in the housing;
- an introducer disposed within the housing and including a portion having a sharp distal end configured for piercing a body of a subject, wherein the portion of the introducer is removable from the housing after piercing the body of the subject;
- and
- an analyte sensor including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the analyte sensor at least partially disposed, prior to the removal of the introducer, within the portion of the introducer having the sharp distal end, and the second portion of the analyte sensor coupled to the data processing unit;
- wherein the first portion of the analyte sensor is configured for positioning in fluid contact with a biological fluid in the subject, and the second portion of the analyte sensor is in electrical contact with the data processing unit prior to positioning of the first portion of the analyte sensor.
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An assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
- a data processing unit disposed within the housing;
- an introducer disposed within the housing and including a portion having a sharp distal end configured for piercing a body of a subject, wherein the portion of the introducer is removable from the housing after piercing the body of the subject;
- and
- an analyte sensor coupled to the housing, a first portion of the analyte sensor configured for positioning in fluid contact with a biological fluid in the subject, and a second portion of the analyte sensor disposed within the housing and in electrical communication with the data processing unit prior to positioning of the first portion of the analyte sensor;
- wherein the first portion of the analyte sensor is at least partially disposed, prior to removal of the introducer, within the portion of the introducer having the sharp distal end;
- and
- wherein the housing includes an aperture through which the introducer is removable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.