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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Sanofi-aventis Deutschland Gmbh, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Inventors:
Dominique M. Freeman, La Honda, CA (US);
Don Alden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Barry Dean Briggs, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sanofi-Aventis Deustschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/151 (2006.01); A61M 5/46 (2006.01); A61B 5/157 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01); A61M 5/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/15126 (2013.01); A61B 5/157 (2013.01); A61B 5/15019 (2013.01); A61B 5/150022 (2013.01); A61B 5/150061 (2013.01); A61B 5/150068 (2013.01); A61B 5/150099 (2013.01); A61B 5/15113 (2013.01); A61B 5/15115 (2013.01); A61B 5/15117 (2013.01); A61B 5/15123 (2013.01); A61B 5/15146 (2013.01); A61B 5/150152 (2013.01); A61B 5/15153 (2013.01); A61B 5/150167 (2013.01); A61B 5/15169 (2013.01); A61B 5/15171 (2013.01); A61B 5/15174 (2013.01); A61B 5/150175 (2013.01); A61B 5/15176 (2013.01); A61B 5/15178 (2013.01); A61B 5/15184 (2013.01); A61B 5/15186 (2013.01); A61B 5/150358 (2013.01); A61B 5/150427 (2013.01); A61B 5/150503 (2013.01); A61B 5/150572 (2013.01); A61B 5/150748 (2013.01); A61M 5/427 (2013.01); A61M 5/46 (2013.01); A61B 5/1411 (2013.01); A61B 5/150106 (2013.01); A61B 5/15109 (2013.01); A61B 5/15194 (2013.01); A61B 5/7485 (2013.01); A61M 5/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A body fluid sensing device with a body fluid capture structure and a body fluid measurement sensor positioned in the body fluid capture structure. A capacitance sensor is coupled to the body fluid measurement sensor. The capacitance sensor is used to assist in the positioning of a body part relative to the body fluid capture structure.