TRANSCUTANEOUS INTRODUCER ASSEMBLY
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1. A transdermal introducer assembly, comprising:
- a module base adapted for mounting onto an animal'"'"'s skin, and supporting an electrical network;
a handle defining an interior volume and configured for removable coupling with said module base;
a hollow introducer, having a longitudinal slot extending at least partially along the length of said hollow introducer, said hollow introducer carried by and extending from said handle in a predetermined orientation; and
a retraction mechanism associated with said handle and configured to retract said introducer into said interior volume of said handle and to permit removal of said handle from said module base.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide for analyte sensor introducing assemblies. A transcutaneous introducer assembly is provided, comprising a module base adapted for mounting onto an animal'"'"'s skin, and supporting an electrical network; a handle defining an interior volume; a hollow introducer, having a slot extending at least partially along the length thereof, carried by and extending from the handle in a predetermined orientation, a sensor residing in the hollow introducer prior to and during insertion; and a retraction mechanism adapted to retract and remove the handle and, optionally, the introducer from the module base and the sensor.
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1. A transdermal introducer assembly, comprising:
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a module base adapted for mounting onto an animal'"'"'s skin, and supporting an electrical network;
a handle defining an interior volume and configured for removable coupling with said module base;
a hollow introducer, having a longitudinal slot extending at least partially along the length of said hollow introducer, said hollow introducer carried by and extending from said handle in a predetermined orientation; and
a retraction mechanism associated with said handle and configured to retract said introducer into said interior volume of said handle and to permit removal of said handle from said module base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20)
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15. An introducer for introducing an analyte sensor into a body, comprising:
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an elongated hollow shaft having at least a distal segment beginning at the distal tip of said shaft and a proximal segment adjacent to said distal segment; and
a longitudinal curved slot extending along at least a portion of said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for inserting an analyte sensor into an animal'"'"'s tissue, comprising:
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inserting a hollow introducer into an animal'"'"'s tissue, said introducer being part of an introducer assembly comprising;
a module base adapted for mounting onto an animal'"'"'s skin, and supporting an electrical network;
a handle defining an interior volume and configured for removable coupling with said module base;
a hollow introducer, having a longitudinal slot extending at least partially along the length of said hollow introducer, said hollow introducer carried by and extending from said handle in a predetermined orientation;
a sensor residing at least partially in said introducer and having a proximal segment electrically coupled to said module base, and a distal segment protruding from said module base; and
a retraction mechanism associated with said handle and configured to retract said introducer into said interior volume of said handle and to permit removal of said handle from said module base; and
activating said retraction mechanism to retract said introducer into said handle and to disengage said handle from said module base, while leaving said sensor in said animal tissue.
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