( 12 ) United States Patent
`Yee et al .
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`US 11,202,591 B2
`( 10 ) Patent No .:
`( 45 ) Date of Patent :
`* Dec . 21 , 2021
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`US011202591B2
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`( 52 ) U.S. CI .
`CPC
`
`A61B 5/14865 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 5/002
`( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 5/0004 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B
`5/0022 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 5/0024 ( 2013.01 ) ;
`A61B 5/02055 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 5/14503
`( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 5/14532 ( 2013.01 ) ;
`( Continued )
`( 58 ) Field of Classification Search
`CPC A61B 5/14865 ; A61B 5/0004 ; A61B 5/002 ;
`A61B 5/0022 ; A61B 5/14503 ; A61B
`5/14532 ; A61B 5/6849 ; A61B 5/6898 ;
`A61B 5/7425 ; A61B 2560/0412 ;
`( Continued )
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`( 56 )
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`3,123,790 A
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`( 54 ) ANALYTE SENSOR AND APPARATUS FOR
`INSERTION OF THE SENSOR
`( 71 ) Applicant : ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC . ,
`Alameda , CA ( US )
`( 72 ) Inventors : Phillip Yee , San Francisco , CA ( US ) ;
`Christopher A. Thomas , San Leandro ,
`CA ( US ) ; Udo Hoss , Castro Valley , CA
`( US ) ; Lei He , Moraga , CA ( US ) ;
`Michael R. Love , Pleasanton , CA ( US )
`( 73 ) Assignee : ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC . ,
`Alameda , CA ( US )
`Subject to any disclaimer , the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154 ( b ) by 0 days .
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis
`claimer .
`( 21 ) Appl . No .: 17 / 221,154
`Apr. 2 , 2021
`( 22 ) Filed :
`( 65 )
`Prior Publication Data
`Jul . 22 , 2021
`US 2021/0219886 A1
`
`( * ) Notice :
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`Related U.S. Application Data
`( 63 ) Continuation of application No. 17 / 009,647 , filed on
`Sep. 1 , 2020 , now Pat . No. 11,006,870 , which is a
`( Continued )
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`( 51 ) Int . Ci .
`A61B 5/00
`A61B 5/1486
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`( 2006.01 )
`( 2006.01 )
`( Continued )
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`AU
`CA
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`2003259741
`2/2004
`12/1998
`2291105
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`( Continued )
`Primary Examiner Christian Jang
`( 74 ) Attorney , Agent , or Firm One LLP
`( 57 )
`ABSTRACT
`An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of
`a subject is provided .
`30 Claims , 29 Drawing Sheets
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`continuation of application No. 16 / 736,728 , filed on
`Jan. 7 , 2020 , now Pat . No. 10,786,190 , which is a
`continuation of application No. 15 / 994,129 , filed on
`May 31 , 2018 , now abandoned , which is a continu
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`2017 , now Pat . No. 9,993,188 , which is a continu
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`2010 , now Pat . No. 9,402,544 .
`( 60 ) Provisional application No. 61 / 149,639 , filed on Feb.
`3 , 2009 .
`( 51 ) Int . Ci .
`A61B 5/0205
`G06K 7/10
`A61B 5/145
`AGIM 5/158
`C12Q 1/00
`H04L 29/08
`A61M 5/172
`A61M 5/32
`( 52 ) U.S. CI .
`A61B 5/6849 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 5/6898
`CPC
`( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 5/72 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 5/742
`( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 5/7405 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B
`5/7425 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 5/7455 ( 2013.01 ) ;
`A61M 5/158 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61M 5/1723
`( 2013.01 ) ; C12Q 1/001 ( 2013.01 ) ; C12Q
`1/006 ( 2013.01 ) ; GO6K 7/10366 ( 2013.01 ) ;
`H04L 67/12 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 2560/0214
`( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 2560/0412 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B
`2560/0475 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 2560/0487
`( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 2562/0295 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61M
`5/3286 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61M 2005/1726 ( 2013.01 ) ;
`A61M 2205/33 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61M 2205/3584
`( 2013.01 ) ; A61M 2205/502 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61M
`2230/201 ( 2013.01 )
`( 58 ) Field of Classification arch
`A61B 2560/0487 ; C12Q 1/006 ; G06K
`CPC
`7/10366 ; H04L 67/12
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