Medtronic Minimed, Inc.

Jesse M Hefner

Ellis Garai

David Choy

Philip R Glassel

Al L Mclevish

Brian J Ferry

Paul W Chevalier

A sensor assembly for sensing a physiological characteristic of a user includes a power source, a power control switch, and a power latch within a housing. The power control switch is electrically coupled to the power source, and is configured to inhibit delivery of power from the power source to one or more components of the sensor assembly before deployment of the sensor assembly to a user, and deliver power from the power source to the one or more components of the sensor assembly in response to the deployment of the sensor assembly to the user. The power latch is configured to, upon the deployment of the sensor assembly to the user, latch an output of the power control switch to maintain the delivery of power from the power source to the one or more components of the sensor assembly while the sensor assembly is in a deployed state.

Energy management based on an open switch configuration

A sensor assembly for sensing a physiological characteristic includes a power source, a power control switch, and a power latch configured to latch an output of the power control switch. The sensor assembly also includes a power converter coupled to the power control switch. The power converter is configured to step down a voltage of the latched output of the power control switch for delivery of the latched output to one or more components of the sensor assembly. The power control switch is configured to inhibit consumption of power from the power source when the sensor assembly is in a pre-deployment state and output the latched output to the power converter in response to transition of the sensor assembly from the pre-deployment state to a deployed state.

Energy management based on a closed switch configuration

A sensor assembly for sensing a physiological characteristic includes a power source configured to deliver power to one or more components of an electrical subsystem upon deployment of the sensor assembly to a user. A power latch is configured to latch an output of a power control switch for delivery to one or more components of the electrical subsystem upon deployment of the sensor assembly to a user. The power control switch is configured to inhibit delivery of power to the electrical subsystem prior to deployment of the sensor assembly to a user and to deliver the latched output to one or more components of the electrical subsystem in response to deployment of the sensor assembly to a user.

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Jesse M Hefner