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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anders Weber, Skibby, DK;
Christopher J. Stanley, Woodhurst, GB;
Assignee:
Torsana Diabetes Diagnostics A/S, Horsholm, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ; G01N 2/164 ; G01N 3/353 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ; G01N 2/164 ; G01N 3/353 ;
Abstract
An implantable sensor for use in the detection or quantitative measurement of an analyte in subcutaneous fluid, the sensor being biodegradable or hydrolysable in vivo. The sensor incorporates an assay for the analyte, the readout of which is a detectable or measurable optical signal which can, when the sensor is in operation in a subcutaneous location, be interrogated transcutaneously by external optical means.