ANALYTE SENSOR AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTION OF THE SENSOR
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1. A sensor comprising:
- a body having a proximal section, a distal section longitudinally aligned with the proximal section, and an intermediate section,wherein the intermediate section is laterally displaced from at least the distal member and a gap is defined between the laterally displaced intermediate section and a portion of the distal section.
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Abstract
An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided.
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105 Claims
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1. A sensor comprising:
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a body having a proximal section, a distal section longitudinally aligned with the proximal section, and an intermediate section, wherein the intermediate section is laterally displaced from at least the distal member and a gap is defined between the laterally displaced intermediate section and a portion of the distal section. - 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)
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27. A sensor assembly comprising:
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a mount adapted to adhere to a skin of a subject; a sensor coupled to the mount, the sensor including a body having a proximal section, a distal section longitudinally aligned with the proximal section, and an intermediate section, wherein the intermediate section is laterally displaced from at least the distal member and a gap is defined between the laterally displaced intermediate section and a portion of the distal section, and an insertion sharp having a longitudinal body including a longitudinal opening to receive at least a portion of the sensor body. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A sensor assembly comprising:
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a sensor comprising a portion for operative contact with a fluid of the subject; a mount defining distal surface adapted for attachment to the skin of a subject and housing a circuit coupled to sensor for performing a function with the sensor; and a switch at least partially disposed in the mount comprising a member having a first position which protrudes from the distal surface of the mount and a second position which is recessed in the mount, the member configured to activate the circuit when in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. An apparatus for inserting a medical device through the skin of a subject, which comprises:
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a sheath defining a distal surface for placement on the skin of the subject; a handle movable between a proximal position and distal position relative to the sheath; a device support for supporting the medical device and defining an aperture therethrough; a sharp support for supporting a sharp extending through said aperture and coupled to the handle; and a driver for biasing the handle and the sharp support towards the proximal position. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method, comprising:
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positioning a distal end of an elongated housing on a skin surface; applying a predetermined force on the housing to displace an analyte monitoring assembly operatively coupled to an introducer mechanism from a first position within the elongated housing to a second position where at least a portion of an analyte sensor of the analyte monitoring assembly is in contact with an analyte under the skin surface, and further, wherein a distal surface of the analyte monitoring assembly is positioned on the skin surface; and automatically retracting the introducer mechanism from the second position to the first position to be entirely retained within the elongated housing. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. An integrated assembly, comprising:
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a sensor electronics assembly comprising; an analyte sensor; a power supply; an activation switch operatively coupled to the power supply and the analyte sensor; a control unit in electrical contact with the analyte sensor and the activation switch having one or more programming instructions stored therein for execution, the control unit configured to process one or more signals received from the analyte sensor when the activation switch is triggered; and
an insertion device comprising;a housing; an introducer coupled to the housing configured to move between a first position and a second position; and a bias mechanism operatively coupled to the housing configured to retract the introducer from the second position to the first position. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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