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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Yueh-Hua Choy, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Ellis Garai, Studio City, CA (US);
Melissa Tsang, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Anuj M. Patel, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC., Northridge, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/1495 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/1495 (2013.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0223 (2013.01); A61B 2562/166 (2013.01); A61B 2562/227 (2013.01);
Abstract
An analyte sensor apparatus including a sensing portion including one or more electrodes including a working electrode and one or more contacts for electrically connecting the sensor portion to control circuitry (e.g., a printed circuit board assembly, PCBA); and a circuit comprising the one or more contacts; wherein the circuit detects an electrical connection between the control circuitry without requiring exposure of the sensing portion to a fluid.