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Intradermal applicator/analyte sensor placement using fluorescence

  • US 10,441,316 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2016
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for guiding the implanting of a sensor within the skin of a subject, the device comprising:

  • a housing that is adapted for placement on the outer skin of the subject, said housing defining an area of the skin over which an ultraviolet illuminator and a camera are positioned in said housing at a predetermined distance above the area of the skin, and comprising;

    at least one insertion port contiguous with an insertion channel that is formed at a predetermined angle within said housing, said insertion channel having an opening that is adapted to rest against the skin;

    said ultraviolet illuminator illuminating a fluorescent material that is previously positioned within the reticular dermis of the subject that is located underneath said housing;

    said camera capturing an image of the skin, including the reticular dermis, located beneath said housing;

    anda display that permits a user to view said image when passing an applicator and/or sensor through said insertion port and down through said insertion channel and out of said opening such that a tip of said applicator and/or sensor is visible in said image and is positioned within the reticular dermis for delivering the applicator and/or sensor therein.

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