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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rebecca K. Gottlieb, Culver City, CA (US);
Chia-Hung Chiu, Pasadena, CA (US);
Ashwin K. Rao, Encino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/1473 (2006.01); A61B 5/1495 (2006.01); A61B 5/1486 (2006.01); G01N 27/327 (2006.01); G01N 27/416 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/0004 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/1473 (2013.01); A61B 5/1486 (2013.01); A61B 5/1495 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0204 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0223 (2013.01); G01N 27/3274 (2013.01); G01N 27/4163 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for initializing an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor. Where a sensor has been disconnected and reconnected, a disconnection time is determined and a sensor initialization protocol is selected based upon the disconnection time. The sensor initialization protocol may include applying a first series of voltage pulses to the sensor. A method for detecting hydration of a sensor is also provided.