Flexible sensor apparatus
First Claim
1. A sensor apparatus comprising:
- a flexible analyte sensor; and
a flexible mounting base to carry the flexible analyte sensor including;
a flexible adhesive layer to removably attach to a skin surface;
a housing disposed on the adhesive layer to receive the flexible analyte sensor, said housing including a base layer and a plurality of sidewalls depending from said base layer; and
a one-piece outer flexible layer that is entirely separate from the housing and from the flexible adhesive layer, wherein, once assembled, the flexible adhesive layer and the outer flexible layer enclose therebetween the entirety of the housing, including said plurality of sidewalls.
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Abstract
A flexible mounting base to hold a sensor at an infusion site, the sensor being a removable in vivo sensor for monitoring analyte concentration level in a patient, such as blood glucose (BG) level. The mounting base comprises a flexible adhesive that anchors the flexible sensor set at an infusion site to provide stability for the sensor set in a convenient and comfortable manner. Placement of the mounting base onto the patient'"'"'s skin causes the insertion needle to pierce the skin for transcutaneous placement of the cannula with the sensor therein. The insertion needle can then be withdrawn to leave the cannula and sensor at the selected insertion position, with the distal segment of the sensor being exposed to patient extracellular fluid via apertures formed in the cannula.
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38 Claims
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1. A sensor apparatus comprising:
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a flexible analyte sensor; and a flexible mounting base to carry the flexible analyte sensor including; a flexible adhesive layer to removably attach to a skin surface; a housing disposed on the adhesive layer to receive the flexible analyte sensor, said housing including a base layer and a plurality of sidewalls depending from said base layer; and a one-piece outer flexible layer that is entirely separate from the housing and from the flexible adhesive layer, wherein, once assembled, the flexible adhesive layer and the outer flexible layer enclose therebetween the entirety of the housing, including said plurality of sidewalls. - 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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A sensor apparatus comprising:
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a flexible analyte sensor; and a flexible mounting base to carry the flexible analyte sensor including; a flexible adhesive layer to removably attach to a skin surface; a housing disposed on the adhesive layer to receive the flexible analyte sensor; a sealing layer; and a one-piece outer flexible layer that is entirely separate from the housing and from the flexible adhesive layer, wherein the sealing layer is disposed atop the housing and beneath the outer flexible layer, wherein the sealing layer fully covers the housing, and wherein the flexible adhesive layer and the outer flexible layer enclose therebetween the entirety of the housing and the entirety of the sealing layer. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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