IP Library Granted Patent US 11,471,080
Granted Patent B2
US 11,471,080 · App. 17/140,417 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Connectors for making connections between analyte sensors and other devices

Inventors: Mohammad E. Moein (Saratoga, CA); Louis G. Pace (San Carlos, CA); Udo Hoss (Castro Valley, CA); Phu X. Le (Dublin, CA); Samuel M. Curry (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
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Patent No.
US 11,471,080
App. No.
17/140,417
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Analyte sensors and methods of use thereof, the analyte sensors comprising a base substrate, a first conductive layer positioned on a first side of the base substrate and a fiducial mark positioned on a portion of the analyte sensor. The fiducial mark is indicative of a location of at least the first conductive layer on the base substrate.

Claims (27)

1. An analyte sensor comprising:

a base substrate;

a first conductive layer having a first width, wherein the first conductive layer is positioned on a first side of the base substrate; and

a fiducial mark positioned on a portion of the analyte sensor, wherein the fiducial mark is indicative of a location of at least the first conductive layer on the base substrate.

2. The analyte sensor of claim 1 , wherein the fiducial mark is positioned on the first conductive layer or the base substrate.

3. The analyte sensor of claim 1 , wherein base substrate has a width having a first side edge and a second side edge, and wherein at least a portion of the first width is less than the width of the base substrate such that at least a portion of the first conductive layer is spaced away from the first side edge and the second side edge of the base substrate.

4. The analyte sensor of claim 1 , further comprising a second conductive layer having a second width positioned on a second side of the base substrate.

5. The analyte sensor of claim 4 , wherein the fiducial mark is positioned on the first conductive layer, the base substrate, or the second conductive layer.

6. The analyte sensor of claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the first width is less than the second width or the second width is less than the first width.

7. The analyte sensor of claim 5 , wherein the first conductive layer has a first length and the second conductive layer has a second length, and the first length and the second length are the same or different.

8. The analyte sensor of claim 5 , wherein the first conductive layer is a working electrode and the second conductive layer is a counter electrode.

9. The analyte sensor of claim 5 , further comprising an insulative layer positioned on the second conductive layer.

10. The analyte sensor of claim 9 , further comprising a second insulative layer positioned on the first conductive layer.

11. The analyte sensor of claim 10 , further comprising a third conductive layer positioned on the second insulative layer.

12. The analyte sensor of claim 11 , wherein the fiducial mark is positioned on the first conductive layer, the base substrate, the second conductive layer, or the third conductive layer.

13. The analyte sensor of claim 11 , wherein the first conductive layer is a working electrode, the second conductive layer is a counter electrode, and the third conductive layer is a reference electrode.

14. The analyte sensor of claim 11 , wherein the third conductive layer comprises a secondary layer of Ag/AgCI.

15. The analyte sensor of claim 11 , further comprising a third insulative layer positioned on the third conductive layer.

16. The analyte sensor of claim 1 , wherein the first conductive layer comprises analyte sensing chemistry disposed thereon.

17. The analyte sensor of claim 1 , further comprising an insulative layer positioned on the first conductive layer.

18. The analyte sensor of claim 17 , further comprising a second conductive layer positioned on the insulative layer.

19. The analyte sensor of claim 18 , wherein the fiducial mark is positioned on the first conductive layer, the base substrate, or the conductive layer.

20. A method comprising:

monitoring an in vivo analyte using an analyte sensor, the analyte sensor comprising:

a base substrate;

a first conductive layer having a first width, wherein the first conductive layer is positioned on a first side of the base substrate; and

a fiducial mark positioned on a portion of the analyte sensor, wherein the fiducial mark is indicative of a location of at least the first conductive layer on the base substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2021
From: MOEIN, MOHAMMAD E.; PACE, LOUIS G.; HOSS, UDO; LE, PHU X.; CURRY, SAMUEL M.
To: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
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Continuity (7)
Continuation 16443468 · Jun 17, 2019
Continuation 15728597 · Oct 10, 2017
Continuation 15047476 · Feb 18, 2016
Continuation 14685304 · Apr 13, 2015
Continuation 13526136 · Jun 18, 2012
Provisional Application 61498142 · Jun 17, 2011
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