Abbott Diabetes Care US12599317B2 Inserter Patent Granted
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12599317B2 to Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. on April 14, 2026, covering compact medical device inserters that apply sensor control devices with implanted sensors. The inserter uses a shroud that covers and protects the sensor and sharp during insertion, retracts upon pressure against the body, and automatically withdraws the sharp via a biasing element. The patent contains 8 claims.
“The inserters can include a housing, a sharp support, a sharp body, and a shroud, and can apply a sensor control device to a recipient with a sensor implanted in the recipient's body.”
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USPTO granted patent US12599317B2 to Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. on April 14, 2026. The patent covers compact medical device inserters with a housing, sharp support, sharp body, and shroud, designed to apply sensor control devices with implanted sensors. The shroud covers and protects the sensor and sharp during insertion, retracts upon pressure placed against the body to allow penetration, and enables automatic withdrawal of the sharp via a biasing element.
Parties developing similar continuous glucose monitoring insertion systems or comparable sensor deployment technologies should review freedom-to-operate positions with respect to this patent. Medical device manufacturers active in diabetes management and wearable sensor delivery may wish to evaluate whether similar inserter designs require licensing from Abbott Diabetes Care.
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Compact medical device inserters and related systems and methods
Grant US12599317B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
Inventors
Louis G. Pace
Abstract
Compact medical device inserters, systems incorporating the same, and related methods of use are described. The inserters can include a housing, a sharp support, a sharp body, and a shroud, and can apply a sensor control device to a recipient with a sensor implanted in the recipient's body. The shroud can extend from the sensor control device in a position that covers or protects the sensor and a sharp, and can be retracted by pressure placed upon the inserter against the recipient's body to cause the sharp and sensor to penetrate the body, after which the sharp can be automatically withdrawn with the aid of a biasing element.
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A61B 5/14503 A61B 5/14532 A61B 5/0022 A61B 5/1451 A61B 5/14546 A61B 2560/063 A61M 5/158 A61M 5/14244 A61M 5/1723 A61M 2005/1585
Filing Date
2020-04-28
Application No.
16860722
Claims
8
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