US 12,213,806 B2
Non-rigid wearable devices
Louis G. Pace, San Carlos, CA (US)
Assigned to ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC., Alameda, CA (US)
Filed by ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC., Alameda, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/100,327.
Application 18/100,327 is a continuation of application No. 16/705,956, filed on Dec. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,583,229.
Application 16/705,956 is a continuation of application No. 15/154,272, filed on May 13, 2016, granted, now 10,531,831, issued on Jan. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/161,721, filed on May 14, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0023895 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/6833 (2013.01) [A61B 5/002 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01); A61B 2562/166 (2013.01)] 50 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable device wearable on a body of a user, comprising:
a flexible circuit board comprising a plurality of conductive traces and a plurality of electrical components;
a support structure coupled to the circuit board, the support structure comprising at least one flexible section and at least one stiff section, wherein the support structure is bendable along the at least one flexible section, wherein the at least one flexible section and the at least one stiff section are connected in a single layer; and
a flexible patch having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the at least one stiff section contacts the first surface of the flexible patch, and wherein the second surface is adhesive, and
wherein the at least one flexible section and the at least one stiff section are formed via unitary construction from the same material.