| CPC A61B 5/1473 (2013.01) [A61B 5/6848 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A sensor assembly, comprising:
a piercing member having an interior and exterior, and
a sensor having a proximal end and a distal end separated by a sensor straight, the distal end including a flex being terminated at a terminal end, the terminal end being within the interior of the piercing member, the sensor straight being adjacent to the exterior of the piercing member, the flex including a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer,
wherein the first layer is composed of an insulator,
wherein the second layer is disposed between the first and third layers,
wherein the second layer is composed of an electrical conductor,
wherein the second layer has a first width, a second width, and a third width,
wherein the first width has a first width value,
wherein the third width has the first width value,
wherein the second width is located intermediate of the first and third widths,
wherein the second width has a second width value less than the first width value.
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