CPC A61M 37/0015 (2013.01) [A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0061 (2013.01)] | 29 Claims |
1. An applicator for an analyte monitoring device, the applicator comprising:
a housing comprising a body defining a cavity therein, wherein the housing body comprises a distal opening;
a cuff received within the cavity and comprising a lumen therethrough; and
a shuttle slidably received within the lumen and configured to releasably retain the analyte monitoring device,
wherein the applicator is movable between a collapsed configuration, an extended configuration, and a released configuration, and wherein
in the collapsed configuration, the analyte monitoring device is retained within the shuttle, and the shuttle and a distal edge of the cuff are in a proximal most position,
in the extended configuration, the distal edge of the cuff is in a distal most position and the shuttle is in an intermediate position, and
in the released configuration, the analyte monitoring device is released from the shuttle, the distal edge of the cuff is in an intermediate position, and the shuttle is in a distal most position.
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