Inserter and methods of use
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1. An apparatus including an inserter, comprising:
- a housing for placement on a patient, the housing comprising a cavity;
an introducer positioned at least substantially in the cavity, the introducer configured for displacement substantially within the cavity of the housing; and
a sensor coupled to the introducer and at least partially positioned in the cavity for transcutaneous deployment in the patient;
wherein at least a portion of the sensor and the introducer are retained within the cavity of the housing after deployment of the sensor in the patient.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for providing a housing integrated with a sensor introducer and a sensor in analyte monitoring system to deploy the sensor and retain the introducer within the housing upon sensor deployment, and mounting a transmitter to the housing to receive the sensor data is described. The housing may be placed on the skin of a patient and a spring biased mechanism, separately provided and coupled to the introducer or by integrally configuring the introducer, triggers the introducer to deploy the insertion mechanism for placement of the sensor at a predetermined depth under the skin of the patient.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus including an inserter, comprising:
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a housing for placement on a patient, the housing comprising a cavity;
an introducer positioned at least substantially in the cavity, the introducer configured for displacement substantially within the cavity of the housing; and
a sensor coupled to the introducer and at least partially positioned in the cavity for transcutaneous deployment in the patient;
wherein at least a portion of the sensor and the introducer are retained within the cavity of the housing after deployment of the sensor in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of introducing a sensor, comprising:
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placing a housing on a skin of a patient, the housing including a sensor and a sensor introducer, the housing further configured to removably couple to a transmitter;
activating an insertion mechanism coupled to the housing to insert the sensor through the skin of the patient; and
retaining at least a portion of the sensor and the insertion mechanism within the housing after activating the insertion mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An insertion kit, comprising:
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a housing for transcutaneously inserting an analyte sensor and monitoring an analyte level of a patient, the housing having a cavity and the analyte sensor therein, the housing for placement on the patient; and
an introducer positioned at least substantially in the cavity and coupled to the analyte sensor, the introducer configured to insert the analyte sensor through a skin of the patient to a predetermined depth;
wherein at least a portion of the analyte sensor and the introducer are retained within the cavity of the housing after deployment of the sensor in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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