US 12,144,615 B2
Preconnected analyte sensors
Scott Alexander Fall, San Diego, CA (US); Patrick John Castagna, San Diego, CA (US); and David A. Keller, Encinitas, CA (US)
Assigned to DexCom, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by DexCom, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/899,520.
Application 17/899,520 is a continuation of application No. 16/854,337, filed on Apr. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,457,841.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/837,091, filed on Apr. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409107 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/1468 (2006.01); A61B 5/1486 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/14532 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0024 (2013.01); A61B 5/1468 (2013.01); A61B 5/6833 (2013.01); A61B 5/0004 (2013.01); A61B 5/14503 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/1486 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0295 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01); A61B 2562/14 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01); A61B 2562/18 (2013.01); A61B 2562/227 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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10. An analyte sensing apparatus housing comprising:
a first pocket having an opening opposite a first pocket base, the opening disposed at a height above the first pocket base and defining a volume therebetween;
a first adjacent area abutting a first side of the first pocket, the first adjacent area having a first adjacent area base and a first transition between the first pocket base and the first adjacent area base, the first adjacent area base being disposed at a reduced height that is farther from the opening as compared to the first pocket base; and
an adhesive disposed on the first pocket base,
wherein the first adjacent area is continuous with the first pocket, and wherein the first transition inhibits the adhesive from creeping from the first pocket base into the first adjacent area base.