INTERCONNECT FOR ON-BODY ANALYTE MONITORING DEVICE
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1. An electronics unit for receiving one or more signals from an analyte sensor, the electronics unit comprising:
- a body having a top surface, an opposing bottom surface and a sidewall defined therebetween,a processor and a circuit board disposed within the body of the electronics unit, andan elongate interconnect comprising conductive material defining a body of the interconnect, the body having a first end secured to the circuit board and a second end engaged to the body of the electronics unit, and a length extending laterally from the sidewall of the body of the electronics unit.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a compressible interconnect for allowing electrical communication between an electronics unit and an analyte sensor in an on-body analyte monitoring device. In other embodiments, systems and methods are provided for reducing the Z-height of an on-body analyte monitoring device by utilizing novel interconnects.
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1. An electronics unit for receiving one or more signals from an analyte sensor, the electronics unit comprising:
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a body having a top surface, an opposing bottom surface and a sidewall defined therebetween, a processor and a circuit board disposed within the body of the electronics unit, and an elongate interconnect comprising conductive material defining a body of the interconnect, the body having a first end secured to the circuit board and a second end engaged to the body of the electronics unit, and a length extending laterally from the sidewall of the body of the electronics unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 100, 101)
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18. An on-body analyte monitoring device comprising:
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a mounting unit having a bottom surface adapted to attach to skin of a subject; an analyte sensor configured to detect and monitor an analyte, the analyte sensor being disposed in the mounting unit; an electronics unit for receiving one or more signals from the analyte sensor, the electronics unit comprising a body having a top surface, and opposing bottom surface and a sidewall defined therebetween, a processor and a PCB disposed within the body of the electronics unit; and an elongate interconnect comprising conductive material defining a body of the interconnect, the body having a first end secured to the circuit board and a second end engaged to the body of the electronics unit, and a length extending laterally from the sidewall of the body of the electronics unit, wherein at least a section of the length directly contact the analyte sensor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A molded interconnect device for an on-body analyte monitoring device comprising:
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a body including a bottom surface connected to a top surface by a sidewall, the top surface including conductive material disposed thereon and a vertical surface extending downwardly from the top surface, the vertical surface including conductive material disposed thereon, wherein at least one of the top or vertical surfaces is adapted to establish an electrical communication with an analyte sensor, and further wherein the body is configured to interconnect with an electronics unit to define an on-body analyte monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. An on-body analyte monitoring device comprising:
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an analyte sensor configured to measure analyte levels; an electronics unit configured to process signals generated by the analyte sensor relating to the analyte levels; and an interconnect comprising a body including a bottom surface connected to a top surface by a sidewall, the top surface a vertical surface extending downwardly from the top surface, the vertical surface coupled to the analyte sensor and the interconnect body engaged to the electronics unit, wherein the interconnect is in electrical communication with the analyte sensor and the electronics unit. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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