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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2018
Senseonics, Incorporated, Germantown, MD (US);
Philip Huffstetler, Germantown, MD (US);
Jeremy Emken, Germantown, MD (US);
Todd Whitehurst, Germantown, MD (US);
Senseonics, Incorporated, Germantown, MD (US);
Abstract
An analyte indicator may include a porous base and may be included in an analyte sensor. The analyte indicator may retain its physical, chemical, and optical properties in the presence of compression. The porous base may not vary in opacity. The analyte indicator may include (i) a polymer unit attached or polymerized onto or out of the porous base and (ii) an analyte sensing element attached to the polymer unit or copolymerized with the polymer unit. The analyte sensing element may include one or more indicator molecule. The analyte sensing element may include one or more indicator polymer chains. The analyte indicator may include (i) an indicator polymer chain attached or polymerized onto or out of the porous base and (ii) indicator molecules attached to the indicator polymer chain.