CPC A61B 5/1473 (2013.01) [A61B 5/14532 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A sensor device for measuring an analyte concentration in a host, the sensor device being configured for implantation in the host, the sensor device comprising:
a sensor unit comprising a sensor body, at least one electrode, and a membrane covering at least a portion of the at least one electrode;
a piercing element at a distal end of the sensor unit, the piercing element configured to pierce skin of the host; and
a mounting unit spaced from a tip of the sensor unit and configured to support the sensor device on an exterior surface of the skin of the host;
wherein the sensor body comprises a stimulus-responsive material configured to move the sensor body from a first shape that is straight to a second shape that is curved, the stimulus responsive material comprising a shape memory material configured such that the sensor body has the first shape at a first temperature ex vivo, and moves from the first shape to the second shape responsive to a second temperature in vivo that is different than the first temperature.
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