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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21 Claims
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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)
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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)
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