| US 7,497,827 B2 | ||
| Transcutaneous analyte sensor | ||
| Mark Brister, Encinitas, Calif. (US); Paul V. Neale, San Diego, Calif. (US); James Patrick Thrower, San Diego, Calif. (US); Daniel S. Kline, Encinitas, Calif. (US); Daniel Shawn Codd, Escondido, Calif. (US); Sean Saint, San Diego, Calif. (US); and Steve Masterson, Encinitas, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to DexCom, Inc., San Diego, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 10, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/77,715. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/614764, filed on Sep. 30, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/614683, filed on Sep. 30, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/587800, filed on Jul. 13, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/587787, filed on Jul. 13, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0020187 A1, Jan. 26, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 600—309 [600/345; 600/347; 600/365; 600/300] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A transcutaneous analyte sensor assembly, the assembly comprising:
a housing adapted for mounting on a skin of a host, wherein the housing comprises a first portion adapted for mounting on
the skin of the host and a second portion that angularly articulates relative to the first portion between an insertion position
and a sensing position such that the insertion position and the sensing position are not the same;
a sensor configured to measure a level of an analyte in the host, wherein the sensor extends from the housing and is adapted
to be inserted through the skin of the host; and
an applicator configured to releasably attach to the housing, wherein the applicator is configured to maintain the second
portion at a predetermined angle of insertion relative to the first portion in the insertion position, and wherein the second
portion receives and guides insertion of the sensor into the host, wherein the insertion position allows insertion of the
sensor through the housing and into the host's tissue, and wherein the sensing position maintains the sensor within the host
during the measurement of the level of the analyte in the host.
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