Co-planar, near field communication telemetry link for an analyte sensor

A sensor system for detecting an amount or concentration of an analyte in vivo within a living organism, the sensor system comprising:

• an analyte sensor including a sensor antenna;
• and
• a transceiver configured to interface with the analyte sensor, the transceiver including a transceiver antenna configured to convey a power signal to the analyte sensor and to receive data signals from the analyte sensor;
• wherein the transceiver antenna and the sensor antenna are configured to provide a co-planar, near field communication telemetry link between the transceiver and the analyte sensor capable of transcutaneous communication;
• wherein the transceiver antenna is a flat antenna;
• wherein the transceiver antenna does not generate a magnetic field coaxially to a main axis of the sensor antenna while providing the telemetry link.

A sensor system for detecting an amount or concentration of an analyte in vivo within a living organism, the sensor system comprising:

• an analyte sensor including a sensor antenna;
• a transceiver configured to interface with the analyte sensor, the transceiver including:
• a transceiver antenna configured to convey a power signal to the analyte sensor and to receive data signals from the analyte sensor;
• and
• a reflection plate configured to focus flux lines linking the transceiver and the analyte sensor uniformly beneath the transceiver;
• wherein the transceiver antenna and the sensor antenna are configured to provide a co-planar, near field communication telemetry link between the transceiver and the analyte sensor capable of transcutaneous communication.

A sensor system for detecting an amount or concentration of an analyte in vivo within a living organism, the sensor system comprising:

• an analyte sensor including a sensor antenna;
• and
• a transceiver configured to interface with the analyte sensor, the transceiver including a transceiver antenna configured to convey a power signal to the analyte sensor and to receive data signals from the analyte sensor;
• wherein the transceiver antenna and the sensor antenna are configured to provide a co-planar, near field communication telemetry link between the transceiver and the analyte sensor capable of transcutaneous communication;
• wherein the main axis of the transceiver antenna does not pass through the circumference of the sensor antenna, and the main axis of the sensor antenna does not pass through the circumference of the transceiver antenna while providing the telemetry link.