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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2004
Jennifer M. Reynolds, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Aaron Swanson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Rajiv Shah, Rancho Palo Verdes, CA (US);
Jennifer M. Reynolds, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Aaron Swanson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Rajiv Shah, Rancho Palo Verdes, CA (US);
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
A sterile device immersed in a sterile buffer and a method for providing same. The sterile device may be a medical device such as a biosensor having a biomolecule as a sensing element such as, for example, a glucose oxidase enzyme. The buffer may be a bicarbonate solution. Both the device and the buffer may be packaged and stored over long term while maintaining sterilization. The sterilization method may comprise a combination of gaseous, liquid and light sterilization.