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Transcutaneous sensor insertion set

  • US 5,586,553 A
  • Filed: 02/16/1995
  • Issued: 12/24/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A transcutaneous sensor insertion set, comprising:

  • a mounting base adapted for mounting onto a patient'"'"'s skin;

    a flexible sensor having a proximal segment carried by said mounting base, and a distal segment protruding from said mounting base and having at least one sensor electrode thereon;

    a cannula protruding from said mounting base and having said sensor distal segment therein, said cannula defining at least one window disposed generally in alignment with said at least one sensor electrode on said sensor distal segment; and

    a hollow insertion needle carried by said mounting base to protrude therefrom and having at least a portion of said cannula nested therein, said insertion needle defining a longitudinally extending slot along one side thereof to permit sliding withdrawal of said needle from said mounting base and said nested portion of said cannula.

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