Method for producing a sterilized subcutaneous access device and a sterilized subcutaneous access device

US10722651B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Herbert Harttig · Neustadt, DE
• Frederic Wehowski · Hockenheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 18, 2016
• Grant date: Jul 28, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 27, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01M2220/30
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The application relates to a method for producing a sterilized subcutaneous access device, the method comprising: producing a device carrier unit, comprising providing a carrier, producing a subcutaneous access part on the carrier, the subcutaneous access part being provided with at least one of a sensor device for detecting an analyte present in a bodily fluid and an infusion device for infusion of a substance, and producing an electronic assembly on the carrier, the producing comprising printing a battery on a carrier material, and sterilizing the device carrier unit by radiation sterilization, the sterilizing comprising exposing the printed battery to the radiation applied for sterilization. Furthermore, the application relates to a sterilized subcutaneous access device.