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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Inventors:
William H. Markle, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
David R. Markle, Berwyn, PA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/1459 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 5/172 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/1459 (2013.01); A61B 5/412 (2013.01); A61M 5/16827 (2013.01); A61M 5/1723 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for monitoring blood glucose concentration in a patient in need thereof is disclosed. The method comprises deploying an equilibrium glucose sensor within interstitial fluid in the patient in need and coupling the equilibrium glucose sensor to a monitor configured to detect a signal and configured to display the blood glucose concentration.