Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Karin Schwind

Michael Marquant

Hans-Peter Haar

Bernd Roesicke

Gregor Bainczyk

Stefan Lindegger

Otto Gaa

Michael Schoemaker

Joerg Scherer

Andreas Menke

Karin Obermaier

Martin Mueri

Nigel A Surridge

Otto Fuerst

Sandro Niederhäuser

Wolfgang Fiedler

Fritz Hindelang

Martin Müri

Jörg Scherer

An implantable sensor can be used for determining a concentration of at least one analyte in a medium, particularly in a body tissue and/or a body fluid. The implantable sensor can comprise a flexible, tubular sensor element. This sensor element has a tubular body on which at least two electrode rings are mounted for electrochemical determination of the concentration of the analyte.

Tubular sensor for the detection of an analyte

The analyte concentration, such as glucose, in a human or animal body is measured with an implantable sensor that generates measurement signals. The measurement signals are compressed through statistical techniques to produced compressed measurement data that can is easier to process and communicate. A base station carries the implantable sensor along with a signal processor, memory, and a transmitter. A display device is also disclosed that can receive the compressed measurement data from the base station for further processing and display.

Method of compression data from in-vivo measurements of an analyte concentration in a human

System for in-vivo measurement of an analyte concentration

The invention concerns a process for producing a diagnostic test element for analyzing a body fluid in which a lancing member that can puncture a body part is provided with a collecting channel for body fluid obtained by the puncture, wherein the collecting channel exhibits capillary action, and wherein a sensor member for an optical or electrochemical measurement is connected to the lancing member. According to the invention, the sensor member and the lancing member can be joined together as interlocking connecting components wherein a measuring element of the sensor member is inserted into the collecting channel through an insertion opening of the lancing member.

Diagnostic test element and process for its production

The invention concerns a method for producing integrated, diagnostic test elements () which have a lancing area () and a detection area (). The lancing area is used to generate an opening in the skin and the detection area is used to detect an analyte in a body fluid. The selective sterilization sterilizes the lancing area but not the detection area by electron radiation. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of screening the detection area on the test element against electron radiation and subsequently irradiating the test element with electron radiation. The invention additionally concerns a method according to the invention in which the test elements and lancing areas are in a connected arrangement and are brought into the radiation area by moving the entire arrangement. Finally the invention concerns a diagnostic test element which has been produced according to the inventive method.

Method for the selective sterilization of diagnostic test elements

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Schifferstadt, Germany

Karin Schwind