Analyte sensor devices, connections, and methods
Summary
The USPTO has granted patent US12582334B2 to Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. for analyte sensor devices, connections, and methods. The patent covers on-body analyte sensor units, packaging, loading systems, and applicators, as well as novel connection approaches for electrochemical analyte sensors.
What changed
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12582334B2 to Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. This patent grants exclusive rights for "Analyte sensor devices, connections, and methods," specifically detailing innovations in on-body analyte sensor units, including packaging, loading systems, and applicators. It also covers unique methods for connecting electrochemical analyte sensors, facilitating the assembly of separate electronic and sensor components.
While this is a patent grant and not a regulatory rule imposing direct compliance obligations, it signifies a new intellectual property right in the medical device sector. Companies operating in the diabetes care and analyte sensing space, particularly those developing or manufacturing similar devices, should be aware of this patent to avoid potential infringement. The patent's effective date is March 24, 2026, and it was filed on November 2, 2022.
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Analyte sensor devices, connections, and methods
Grant US12582334B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026
Assignee
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
Inventors
Louis Pace, Peter G. Robinson, Udo Hoss, Samuel Mason Curry, Phillip William Carter, Vincent Michael DiPalma, Amit Mhatre, Jennifer Olson, Manuel Luis Miguel Donnay, Marc Barry Taub
Abstract
Devices associated with on-body analyte sensor units are disclosed. These devices include any of packaging and/or loading systems, applicators and elements of the on-body sensor units themselves. Also, various approaches to connecting electrochemical analyte sensors to and/or within associated on-body analyte sensor units are disclosed. The connector approaches variously involve the use of unique sensor and ancillary element arrangements to facilitate assembly of separate electronics assemblies and sensor elements that are kept apart until the end user brings them together.
CPC Classifications
A61B 5/14503 A61B 5/0002 A61B 5/14532
Filing Date
2022-11-02
Application No.
17979330
Claims
26
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