Dual electrode system for a continuous analyte sensor
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1. A continuous glucose sensor configured and arranged for insertion into a host for and detecting glucose in the host, the sensor comprising:
- a first working electrode comprising a first electroactive surface, wherein the first working electrode is configured to generate a first signal, wherein the first working electrode is configured to switch from a first bias potential to a second bias potential, wherein the first bias potential is a glucose measurement potential and the second bias potential is a non-glucose-measurement potential;
a second working electrode comprising a second electro active surface wherein the second working electrode is configured to generate a second signal; and
sensor electronics configured to compare the first signal with the second signal and determine a level of glucose in the host based at least in part on the comparison of the first signal with the second signal.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a continuous analyte sensor, such as a continuous glucose sensor. One such system utilizes first and second working electrodes to measure additional analyte or non-analyte related signal. Such measurements may provide a background and/or sensitivity measurement(s) for use in processing sensor data and may be used to trigger events such as digital filtering of data or suspending display of data.
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1. A continuous glucose sensor configured and arranged for insertion into a host for and detecting glucose in the host, the sensor comprising:
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a first working electrode comprising a first electroactive surface, wherein the first working electrode is configured to generate a first signal, wherein the first working electrode is configured to switch from a first bias potential to a second bias potential, wherein the first bias potential is a glucose measurement potential and the second bias potential is a non-glucose-measurement potential; a second working electrode comprising a second electro active surface wherein the second working electrode is configured to generate a second signal; and sensor electronics configured to compare the first signal with the second signal and determine a level of glucose in the host based at least in part on the comparison of the first signal with the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A continuous glucose sensor configured and arranged for insertion into a host for and detecting glucose in the host, the sensor comprising:
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a first working electrode comprising a first resistance domain, wherein the first working electrode is configured to generate a first signal having a first noise component related to a noise-causing species; a second working electrode comprising a second resistance domain, wherein the second working electrode is configured to generate a second signal having a second noise component related to the noise-causing species; a third resistance domain disposed continuously over the first resistance domain and the second resistance domain; wherein each of the first resistance domain and the second resistance domain is independently formed on the first working electrode and the second working electrode, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A continuous glucose sensor configured and arranged for insertion into a host for and detecting glucose in the host, the sensor comprising:
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a first working electrode comprising a first resistance domain, wherein the first working electrode comprises a first electroactive surface and a first membrane portion disposed thereon, wherein the first membrane portion comprising an active enzymatic enzyme domain and the first resistance domain, wherein the first working electrode is configured to generate a first signal having a first noise component related to a noise-causing species; a second working electrode comprising a second resistance domain, wherein the second working electrode comprises a second electroactive surface and a second membrane portion disposed thereon, wherein the second membrane portion comprises at least one of an inactive enzymatic portion or a non-enzymatic portion and the second resistance domain, wherein the second working electrode is configured to generate a second signal having a second noise component related to the noise-causing species; and a third resistance domain disposed continuously over the first resistance domain and the second resistance domain; a physical diffusion barrier, wherein physical diffusion barrier comprises the first resistance domain and the second resistance domain; wherein the physical diffusion barrier is configured and arranged to attenuate diffusion of the measurable species from the active enzymatic enzyme domain to the second electroactive surface by at least 2-fold. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A continuous glucose sensor configured and arranged for insertion into a host for and detecting glucose in the host, the sensor comprising:
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a first working electrode comprising a first resistance domain, wherein the first working electrode comprises a first electroactive surface and a first membrane portion disposed thereon, wherein the first membrane portion comprises an active enzymatic enzyme domain and the first resistance domain, wherein the active enzymatic enzyme domain is configured to generate a measurable species, wherein the first working electrode is configured to generate a first signal having a first noise component related to a noise-causing species; a second working electrode comprising a second resistance domain, wherein the second working electrode comprises a second electroactive surface and a second membrane portion disposed thereon, wherein the first electroactive surface and the second electroactive surface are spaced closer together than a crosstalk distance, wherein the second membrane portion comprises at least one of an inactive enzymatic portion or a non-enzymatic portion and the second resistance domain, wherein the second working electrode is configured to generate a second signal having a second noise component related to the noise-causing species; a third resistance domain disposed continuously over the first resistance domain and the second resistance domain. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A continuous glucose sensor configured and arranged for insertion into a host for and detecting glucose in the host, the sensor comprising:
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a first working electrode comprising a first resistance domain, wherein the first working electrode comprises a first electroactive surface and a first membrane portion disposed thereon, wherein the first membrane portion comprises an active enzymatic enzyme domain and the first resistance domain, wherein the active enzymatic enzyme domain is configured to generate a measurable species, wherein the first working electrode is configured to generate a first signal having a first noise component related to a noise-causing species; a second working electrode comprising a second resistance domain, wherein the second working electrode comprises a second electroactive surface and a second membrane portion disposed thereon, wherein the second membrane portion comprises at least one of an inactive enzymatic portion or a non-enzymatic portion and the second resistance domain, wherein the second working electrode is configured to generate a second signal having a second noise component related to the noise-causing species; and a third resistance domain disposed continuously over the first resistance domain and the second resistance domain; wherein the first electroactive surface and the second electroactive surface are each sized in at least one dimension such that the first noise component and the second noise component can be integrated across the dimension.
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