Insertion device and method
First Claim
1. An instrument for inserting a biosensor into a subject, said instrument comprising:
- a support device, wherein said support device contains at least one channel;
a plunger, wherein said plunger is slidable within said channel;
a compartment, said compartment having a top end and a bottom end and wherein said compartment stores at least one of said biosensors;
a plug, wherein said plug is insertable into the top end of the compartment;
a hollow tube, wherein said hollow tube is attached to and extends from one end of said support device, and wherein said channel, plunger and hollow tube are configured such that said biosensor can be expelled through said channel and hollow tube by said plunger and into said subject.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an insertion device and method for implanting a biosensor into a patient subject. In one embodiment, a biosensor is stored in the instrument'"'"'s hydration chamber which enables the biosensor to maintain proper hydration and sterilization prior to insertion. The instrument further includes a plunger that travels along a channel within the support device. After the biosensor is placed into the channel, the user pushes the plunger causing the biosensor to move through the channel and a hollow tube and into the patient subject. The present invention also provides for packaging and storing a biosensor and insertion device so that the biosensor is hydrated and sterile prior to insertion.
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50 Claims
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1. An instrument for inserting a biosensor into a subject, said instrument comprising:
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a support device, wherein said support device contains at least one channel;
a plunger, wherein said plunger is slidable within said channel;
a compartment, said compartment having a top end and a bottom end and wherein said compartment stores at least one of said biosensors;
a plug, wherein said plug is insertable into the top end of the compartment;
a hollow tube, wherein said hollow tube is attached to and extends from one end of said support device, and wherein said channel, plunger and hollow tube are configured such that said biosensor can be expelled through said channel and hollow tube by said plunger and into said subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for inserting a biosensor into a subject comprising the steps of:
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providing an instrument for inserting a biosensor into a subject comprising a support device containing at least one channel, a plunger slidable within said channel, a compartment that stores at least one biosensor, a plug configured to secure said biosensor in said compartment, and a hollow tube which is attached to and extends from a distal end of said support device;
moving said plunger to a first position of said support device to allow a biosensor to enter said channel of said support device;
pushing said plug into said compartment contained in said support device to secure said biosensor within said channel of said support device;
moving said plunger toward a second position of said support device to indicate to the user that said biosensor has traveled through said hollow tube and is about to enter said subject;
moving said plunger to a third position of said support device to indicate to the user that said biosensor has exited said hollow tube and entered said subject. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for loading a biosensor into an insertion device comprising the steps of:
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providing an instrument for inserting a biosensor into a subject comprising a support device containing at least one channel, a plunger slidable within said channel, a compartment that stores at least one biosensor, a plug configured to secure said biosensor in said compartment, and a hollow tube which is attached to and extends from a distal end of said support device;
moving said plunger to a first position of said support device to allow room for said biosensor to be placed in the distal end of the hollow tube of said support device;
placing said biosensor inside said distal end of said hollow tube;
moving said plunger through said channel to a second position of said support device to allow said biosensor to travel through said channel and enter said compartment;
moving said plunger to a third position of said support device to allow said biosensor to be secured between said plug and said plunger. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A package assembly for storing a biosensor and apparatus for inserting a biosensor into a subject comprising:
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a package body shaped to contain at least one insertion instrument within a cavity of said package body;
a sterile barrier sealed to said package body, wherein said sterile barrier contains at least one septum which allows said cavity to be filled with fluid, and wherein said barrier is sealed to said body so as to prevent fluid from leaking from said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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