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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., Alameda, CA (US);
Inventor:
Gary Ashley Stafford, Hayward, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC., Alameda, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1468 (2006.01); A61B 5/1486 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1468 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/14865 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automatic sensor inserter is disclosed for placing a transcutaneous sensor into the skin of a living body. According to aspects of the invention, characteristics of the insertion such as sensor insertion speed may be varied by a user. In some embodiments, insertion speed may be varied by changing an amount of drive spring compression. The amount of spring compression may be selected from a continuous range of settings and/or it may be selected from a finite number of discrete settings. Methods associated with the use of the automatic inserter are also covered.