Analyte sensor
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1. An implantable glucose sensor, the sensor comprising:
- an electroactive surface configured for insertion into a host'"'"'s body; and
a membrane system comprising a cell impermeable domain disposed between the electroactive surface and the host'"'"'s body when implanted, wherein the cell impermeable domain comprises a blend of a silicone polymer and a hydrophilic-hydrophobic polymer, wherein the blend is configured such that the cell impermeable domain allows transport of glucose therethrough, wherein the membrane system further comprises a diffusion resistance domain, and wherein glucose permeability of the cell impermeable domain is greater than a glucose permeability of the diffusion resistance domain.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to membranes utilized with implantable devices, such as devices for the detection of analyte concentrations in a biological sample. More particularly, the invention relates to novel silicone-hydrophilic polymer blend membranes, and to devices and implantable devices including these membranes.
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1. An implantable glucose sensor, the sensor comprising:
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an electroactive surface configured for insertion into a host'"'"'s body; and a membrane system comprising a cell impermeable domain disposed between the electroactive surface and the host'"'"'s body when implanted, wherein the cell impermeable domain comprises a blend of a silicone polymer and a hydrophilic-hydrophobic polymer, wherein the blend is configured such that the cell impermeable domain allows transport of glucose therethrough, wherein the membrane system further comprises a diffusion resistance domain, and wherein glucose permeability of the cell impermeable domain is greater than a glucose permeability of the diffusion resistance domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device configured for continuously measuring a glucose concentration in a host, the device comprising:
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an electrode configured for insertion into a host'"'"'s body; and a membrane comprising a silicone material comprising a micellar jacket structure configured to attenuate or substantially block non-constant noise-producing interferents, wherein the micellar jacket structure comprises a macromolecular self-organization of silicone globules coated with a hydrophilic polymer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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20. The sensor of 19, wherein the diffusion resistance domain is positioned between the electroactive surface or electrode and a cell impermeable domain.
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26. A continuous glucose measuring device, the device comprising:
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a sensing mechanism configured for continuous measurement of a host'"'"'s glucose concentration; and a membrane system comprising a unitary biointerface layer and an enzyme layer, wherein the biointerface layer is formed on the enzyme layer, wherein the biointerface layer is configured to be impermeable to cells or cell processes and configured to control a flux of oxygen and glucose to the enzyme layer, and wherein the biointerface and the enzyme layer each comprise a blend of a silicone polymer and a hydrophilic-hydrophobic polymer configured such that the biointerface layer allows transport of glucose therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. An electrochemical glucose sensor, the sensor comprising:
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an electroactive surface configured for insertion into a host'"'"'s body; and a membrane comprising a blend of three-dimensional silicone particles and a hydrophilic-hydrophobic polymer, wherein the membrane comprises a macromolecular self-organization of the silicone particles and a hydrophilic-hydrophobic polymer which, when substantially blended, creates a mechanism configured to attenuate or substantially block non-constant noise-producing interferents. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43)
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41. The sensor of 35, wherein the diffusion resistance domain is positioned between the electroactive surface or electrode and a cell impermeable domain.
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