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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Kenneth W. Cooper, Valencia, CA (US);
David Y. Choy, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Rajiv Shah, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Gopikrishnan Soundararajan, North Hills, CA (US);
Ratnakar Vejella, North Hills, CA (US);
Kenneth W. Cooper, Valencia, CA (US);
David Y. Choy, San Gabriel, CA (US);
Rajiv Shah, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Gopikrishnan Soundararajan, North Hills, CA (US);
Ratnakar Vejella, North Hills, CA (US);
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
According to an embodiment of the invention, a method of determining hydration of a sensor having a plurality of electrodes is disclosed. In particular embodiments, the method couples a sensor electronics device to the sensor and measures the open circuit potential between at least two of the plurality of electrodes. Then, the open circuit potential measurement is compared to a predetermined value. In some embodiments, the plurality of electrodes includes a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode. In still further embodiments, the open circuit potential between the working electrode and the reference electrode is measured. In other embodiments, the open circuit potential between the working electrode and the counter electrode is measured. In still other embodiments, the open circuit potential between the counter electrode and the reference electrode is measured.