Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use
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Abstract
An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor.
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140 Claims
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121. A sensor control unit, comprising:
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a housing adapted for placement on skin and adapted to couple to at least one contact pad of an electrochemical sensor; at least one conductive contact configured for coupling to the at least one contact pad on the electrochemical sensor; an RF transmitter disposed in the housing and coupled to the at least one conductive contact for transmitting data obtained using the electrochemical sensor; and a processing circuit disposed in the housing and coupled to the at least one conductive contact, the processing circuit configured to adjust the data for temperature using a signal from a temperature probe of the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131)
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132. A glucose monitoring system, comprising, comprising:
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a sensor control unit, the sensor control unit including; a housing adapted for placement on skin and adapted to couple to at least one contact pad of an electrochemical sensor; at least one conductive contact configured for coupling to the at least one contact pad on the electrochemical sensor; an RF transmitter disposed in the housing and coupled to the at least one conductive contact for transmitting data obtained using the electrochemical sensor; and a processing circuit disposed in the housing and coupled to the at least one conductive contact, the processing circuit configured to adjust the data for temperature using a signal from a temperature probe of the sensor; and a receiver operatively coupled to the RF transmitter in the housing, the receiver configured to receive the transmitted data from the RF transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (133, 134, 135, 136, 137)
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138. A method of providing a sensor control unit, comprising the steps of:
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providing a housing adapted for placement on skin and adapted to couple to at least one contact pad of an electrochemical sensor; configuring at least one conductive contact for coupling to the at least one contact pad on the electrochemical sensor; disposing an RF transmitter in the housing; coupling the RF transmitter to the at least one conductive contact for transmitting data obtained using the electrochemical sensor; and adjusting the data for temperature using a signal from a temperature probe of the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (139, 140)
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