Device and method for determining analyte levels

US6862465B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dexcom, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark C. Shults · Madison, US
• Stuart J. Updike · Madison, US
• Rathbun K. Rhodes · Madison, US
• Barbara J. Gilligan · Madison, US
• Mark A. Tapsak · Bloomsburg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 27, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 1, 2005
• Expiry date: Dec 19, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/14865
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Devices and methods for determining analyte levels are described. The devices and methods allow for the implantation of analyte-monitoring devices, such as glucose monitoring devices that result in the delivery of a dependable flow of blood to deliver sample to the implanted device. The devices include unique architectural arrangement in the sensor region that allows accurate data to be obtained over long periods of time.