The present disclosure relates to a sensor delivery unit. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a sensor inserter having a safety member to impede actuation of the inserter. The present disclosure also relates to an introducer having a holding member configured to releasably retain a sensor, such as an analyte sensor. The introducer can further comprise a compressible member configured to tent the skin and puncture the skin to a reduced depth during insertion of a sensor. The present disclosure also relates to a method of arming the sensor delivery unit.
Diabetes Mellitus is an incurable chronic disease in which the body does not produce or properly utilize insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates blood sugar (glucose). In particular, when blood sugar levels rise, e.g., after a meal, insulin lowers the blood sugar levels by facilitating blood glucose to move from the blood into the body cells. Thus, when the pancreas does not produce sufficient insulin (a condition known as Type I Diabetes) or does not properly utilize insulin (a condition known as Type II Diabetes), the blood glucose remains in the blood resulting in hyperglycemia or abnormally high blood sugar levels.
The vast and uncontrolled fluctuations in blood glucose levels in people suffering from diabetes cause long-term, serious complications. Some of these complications include blindness, kidney failure, and nerve damage. Additionally, it is known that diabetes is a factor in accelerating cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), leading to stroke, coronary heart disease, and other diseases. Accordingly, one important and universal strategy in managing diabetes is to control blood glucose levels.
The first step in managing blood glucose levels is testing and monitoring blood glucose levels by using conventional techniques, such as drawing blood samples, applying the blood to a test strip, and determining the blood glucose level using colorimetric, electrochemical, or photometric test meters. Another more recent technique for monitoring glucose levels is by using commercially available continuous glucose monitoring systems.
In accordance with the monitoring of glucose levels, a sensor is typically subcutaneously or transcutaneously positioned under the skin of a user. In this regard, a sensor inserter assembly, which can be preloaded with a sensor, is employed to insert the sensor through the skin of a user. A new sensor is generally implanted under the user's skin every three to seven days. Thus, easy to use sensor inserter assemblies causing reduced trauma to the skin during use are desired.
In certain embodiments, a sensor insertion assembly is provided that includes an inserter housing, an introducer including a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end and a shaft portion comprising a channel and a distal end, the shaft portion extending downwardly from an edge of the body portion, the shaft portion including a holding member disposed along a length of the channel, the holding member configured to substantially releasably retain a sensor, an on-body electronics unit, wherein the introducer is configured for insertion of the sensor through an aperture in the on-body electronics unit prior to insertion through skin and a drive mechanism included in the inserter housing and operatively coupled to the introducer that drives the introducer and retained sensor through the skin.
In certain embodiments, the introducer holding member may include one or more rolling members disposed along a length of the shaft portion, the rolling members configured to contact and releasably retain the sensor. The introducer rolling members may be configured to rotate. The sensor retained by the shaft portion of the introducer may be displaced from the shaft portion upon rotation of the rolling members. The introducer rolling members may be disposed within the channel. The introducer rolling members may be disposed within a sidewall of the channel. The introducer shaft portion may include an aperture formed in the channel, and the sensor may include a flange extending from an edge of the sensor, the flange disposed in the aperture formed in the channel. The aperture may include a section configured to be wider than the width of a sensor flange such that the sensor may be displaced from the shaft. The introducer holding member may comprise a sponge material disposed along the channel of the shaft portion, the sponge material configured to provide a soft interference fit with a sensor disposed in the shaft portion.
In certain embodiments, the introducer shaft portion is substantially hollow. The introducer shaft portion may be configured to retain at least a portion of the sensor substantially subcutaneously when the shaft portion is removed from a skin layer. The introducer distal end may include a tapered end configured to pierce the skin layer and at least a portion of the sensor may be substantially retained within the shaft portion while the tapered end is piercing through the skin layer. The sensor may be substantially contemporaneously transcutaneously introduced through the skin layer when the tapered end of the shaft portion is transcutaneously introduced to the skin layer. In certain embodiments, the sensor includes an analyte sensor. The analyte sensor may be a glucose sensor. The introducer may be configured to position the analyte sensor in fluid contact with an analyte of a user.
In certain embodiments, the introducer may include a compressible member having a distal end, the compressible member attached to a lateral side of the introducer shaft portion, wherein the distal end of the compressible member is distal to the distal end of the introducer shaft portion. The compressible member may be configured to retract to allow the sharp to penetrate skin of a user.
A detailed description of various aspects, features, and embodiments of the subject matter described herein is provided with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are briefly described below. The drawings are illustrative and are not necessarily drawn to scale, with some components and features being exaggerated for clarity. The drawings illustrate various aspects and features of the present subject matter and may illustrate one or more embodiment(s) or example(s) of the present subject matter in whole or in part.
A detailed description of the disclosure is provided herein. It should be understood, in connection with the following description, that the subject matter is not limited to particular embodiments described, as the particular embodiments of the subject matter may of course vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting, since the scope of the disclosed subject matter will be limited only by the appended claims.
Where a range of values is provided, it is understood that each intervening value between the upper and lower limit of that range and any other stated or intervening value in that stated range, is encompassed within the disclosed subject matter. Every range stated is also intended to specifically disclose each and every “sub-rang” of the stated range. That is, each and every range smaller than the outside range specified by the outside upper and outside lower limits given for a range, whose upper and lower limits are within the range from said outside lower limit to said outside upper limit (unless the context clearly dictates otherwise), is also to be understood as encompassed within the disclosed subject matter, subject to any specifically excluded range or limit within the stated range. Where a range is stated by specifying one or both of an upper and lower limit, ranges excluding either or both of those stated limits, or including one or both of them, are also encompassed within the disclosed subject matter, regardless of whether or not words such as “from”, “to”, “through”, or “including” are or are not used in describing the range.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosed subject matter belongs. Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can also be used in the practice or testing of the present disclosed subject matter, this disclosure may specifically mention certain exemplary methods and materials.
All publications mentioned in this disclosure are, unless otherwise specified, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety herein for all purposes, including without limitation to disclose and describe the methods and/or materials in connection with which the publications are cited.
The publications discussed herein are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the present disclosed subject matter is not entitled to antedate such publication by virtue of prior disclosure. Further, the dates of publication provided may be different from the actual publication dates, which may need to be independently confirmed.
As used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
Nothing contained in the Abstract or the Summary should be understood as limiting the scope of the disclosure. The Abstract and the Summary are provided for bibliographic and convenience purposes and due to their formats and purposes should not be considered comprehensive.
As will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading this disclosure, each of the individual embodiments described and illustrated herein has discrete components and features which may be readily separated from or combined with the features of any of the other several embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the present disclosed subject matter. Any recited method can be carried out in the order of events recited, or in any other order which is logically possible. Reference to a singular item, includes the possibility that there are plural of the same item present. When two or more items (for example, elements or processes) are referenced by an alternative “or”, this indicates that either could be present separately or any combination of them could be present together except where the presence of one necessarily excludes the other or others.
Various exemplary embodiments of the analyte monitoring system and methods of the present disclosure are described in further detail below. Although the present disclosure is described primarily with respect to a glucose monitoring system, each aspect of the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiment so described. Accordingly, it is to be understood that such description should not be construed to limit the scope of the present disclosure, and it is to be understood that the analyte monitoring system can be configured to monitor a variety of analytes, as described below. Further, section headers, where provided, are merely for the convenience of the reader and are not to be taken as limiting the scope of the present disclosure in any way, as it will be understood that certain elements and features of the present disclosure have more than one function and that aspects of the present disclosure and particular elements are described throughout the specification.
The present disclosure is generally directed to an analyte monitoring system including an apparatus, such as an inserter, configured to insert various devices into the body of a subject, such as for example, an analyte sensor, an infusion set, or a lancing device.
Certain classes of analyte monitoring systems are provided in small, lightweight, battery-powered and electronically-controlled systems. Such systems may be configured to detect signals indicative of in vivo analyte levels using an electrochemical sensor, and collect such signals, with or without processing the signal. In some embodiments, the portion of the system that performs this initial processing may be configured to provide the raw or initially processed data to another unit for further collection and/or processing. Such provision of data may be effected, for example, via a wired connection, such as an electrical, or via a wireless connection, such as an IR or RF connection.
Certain analyte monitoring systems for in vivo measurement employ a sensor that measures analyte levels in interstitial fluids under the surface of the subject's skin. These may be inserted partially through the skin or positioned entirely under the skin. A sensor in such a system may operate as an electrochemical cell. Such a sensor may use any of a variety of electrode configurations, such as a three-electrode configuration (e.g., with “working”, “reference” and “counter” electrodes), driven by a controlled potential (potentiostat) analog circuit, a two-electrode system configuration (e.g., with only working and counter electrodes), which may be self-biasing and/or self-powered, and/or other configurations. In some embodiments, the sensor may be positioned within a blood vessel.
In certain systems, the analyte sensor is in communication with a sensor control unit. As used in this disclosure, an on-body unit sometimes refers to such a combination of an analyte sensor with such a sensor control unit. The analyte monitoring system may include an on-body unit including a sensor and a monitor unit. Exemplary embodiments of combination analyte sensor and sensor control unit configurations are further disclosed in, among others, U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 12/873,301 and 11/530,473, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,398,882, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. In some embodiments, the on-body unit includes electronics configured to process the signal generated by the sensor and may further include a transmitter, transceiver, or other communications electronics to provide the processed data to the monitor unit via a communication link between the on-body unit and the monitor unit.
Analyte monitoring systems, in some embodiments, include an adhesive mounting unit for adhering the on-body unit to a patient's skin. Exemplary mounting units can be found in, among others, U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 12/873,302, 13/171,401, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,572,534, and Ser. No. 11/027,230, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,571,624, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. In certain embodiments, mounting units include a base module in addition to an adhesive. The base module may be configured to physically couple with the on-body unit electronics for adhesive mounting of the on-body unit electronics to the patient. Examples of such coupling embodiments can be found in, among others, Ser. No. 12/895,015, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,351,669, and Ser. No. 11/365,334, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,029,441, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. In some embodiments the mounting unit may also include a temperature sensing module to monitor the temperature of the skin of the patient, such as disclosed in Ser. No. 11/026,766, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
In certain embodiments, the on-body unit is placed on the skin of the patient prior to insertion of the sensor through the skin. In such embodiments, the sensor may be inserted through an aperture in the on-body unit prior to penetration of skin. Exemplary disclosures of these embodiments can be found in, among others, U.S. Publication Nos. 2011/0213225, 2010/0198034, 2010/0324392, 2011/0319729, 2011/0288574, 2012/0010642 and 2013/0150691, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
The monitor unit can include a display for displaying or communicating information to the user of the analyte monitoring system or the user's health care provider or another. The monitor unit is also referred to in this disclosure as a “receiver unit” or “receiver device”, or in some contexts, depending on the usage, as a “display unit,” “handheld unit,” or “meter”. In some embodiments, receiver may also include buttons and/or scroll wheel which allow a user to interact with a user interface located on receiver. The monitor unit, in some embodiments, may include, e.g., a mobile telephone device, a personal digital assistant, other consumer electronic device such as MP3 device, camera, radio, etc., or other communication-enabled data processing device.
The monitor unit may perform data processing and/or analysis, etc. on the received analyte data to generate information pertaining to the monitored analyte levels. The monitor unit may incorporate a display screen, which can be used, for example, to display measured analyte levels, and/or audio component such as a speaker to audibly provide information to a user, and/or a vibration device to provide tactile feedback to a user. It is also useful for a user of an analyte monitor to be able to see trend indications (including the magnitude and direction of any ongoing trend), and such data may be displayed as well, either numerically, or by a visual indicator, such as an arrow that may vary in visual attributes, such as size, shape, color, animation, or direction. The receiver device may further incorporate an in vitro analyte test strip port and related electronics in order to be able to make discrete (e.g., blood glucose) measurements.
In certain embodiments described herein, on-body unit and monitor unit communicate via communications link (in this embodiment, a wireless RF connection). Communication may occur, e.g., via RF communication, infrared communication, Bluetooth® communication, Zigbee® communication, 802.1x communication, or WiFi communication, etc. In some embodiments, the communication may include an RF frequency of 433 MHz, 13.56 MHz, or the like. In some embodiments, a secondary monitor unit may be provided. A data processing terminal may be provided for providing further processing or review of analyte data.
In certain embodiments, the analyte monitoring system may be a continuous analyte monitor (e.g., a continuous glucose monitoring system or CGM), and accordingly operate in a mode in which the communications via communications link has sufficient range to support a flow of data from the on-body unit to the monitor unit. In some embodiments, the data flow in a CGM system is automatically provided by the on-body unit to the monitor unit. For example, in some embodiments no user intervention is required for the on-body unit to send the data to the monitor unit. In some embodiments, the on-body unit provides the signal relating to analyte level to the receiving unit 300 on a periodic basis. For example, the signal may be provided, e.g., automatically sent, on a fixed schedule, e.g., once every 250 ms, once a second, once a minute, etc. In some embodiments, the signal is provided to the monitor unit upon the occurrence of an event, e.g., a hyperglycemic event or a hypoglycemic event, etc. In some embodiments, on-body unit may further include local memory in which it may record “logged data” or buffered data collected over a period of time and provide the some or all of the accumulated data to monitor unit from time-to-time. A separate data logging unit may be provided to acquire periodically received data from on-body unit. Data transmission may be one-way communication, e.g., the on-body unit provides data to the monitor unit without receiving signals from the monitor unit. In some embodiments, two-way communication is provided between the on-body unit and the monitor unit.
In some embodiments, the analyte monitoring system includes a sensor which obtains an analyte signal which is provided to the monitor unit “on demand.” According to such embodiments, the monitor unit requests a signal from the on-body unit, or the on-body unit may be activated to send signal upon activation to do so. Accordingly, one or both of the on-body unit and monitor unit may include a switch activatable by a user or activated upon some other action or event, the activation of which causes analyte-related signal to be transferred from the on-body unit to the monitor unit. For example, the monitor unit is placed in close proximity with a transmitter device and initiates a data transfer, either over a wired connection, or wirelessly by various means, including, for example various RF-carried encodings and protocols and IR links.
In some embodiments, the signal relating to analyte level is instantaneously generated by the analyte sensor upon receipt of the request, and provided to the monitor unit as requested, and/or the signal relating to analyte level is periodically obtained, e.g., once every 250 ms, once a second, once a minute, etc. Upon receipt of the “on demand” request at the on-body unit, an analyte signal is provided to the monitor unit. In some cases, the signal provided to the monitor unit is or at least includes the most recent analyte signal(s).
In further embodiments, additional data is provided to the monitor unit “on demand.” For example, analyte trend data may be provided. Such trend data may include two or more analyte data points to indicate that analyte levels are rising, falling, or stable. Analyte trend data may include data from longer periods of time, such as, e.g., several minutes, several hours, several days, or several weeks.
In some embodiments, analyte monitoring systems may further include medication infusion devices integrated therewith. Examples of such embodiments can be found in, among others, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/552,065, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,259,175, and Ser. No. 12/032,593, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,636,450, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
Further embodiments of analyte monitoring systems and on demand analyte monitoring system are further disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,175,752 and U.S. Publication Nos. 2011/0213225, 2010/0198034, 2010/0324392, 2011/0319729, 2011/0288574, 2012/0010642 and 2013/0150691, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. Further details regarding on demand systems are also disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,620,438, U.S. Patent Publication Nos. 2009/0054749, 2007/0149873, 2008/0064937, 2008/0071157, 2008/0071158, 2009/0281406, 2008/0058625, 2009/0294277, 2008/0319295, 2008/0319296, 2009/0257911, 2008/0179187, 2007/0149875, 2009/0018425, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/625,524, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,390,455, Ser. No. 12/625,525, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,358,210, Ser. No. 12/625,528, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,115,635, Ser. Nos. 12/628,201, 12/628,177, 12/628,198, 12/628,203, 12/628,210, 12/393,921, 61/149,639, 12/495,709, 61/155,889, 61/155,891, 61/155,893, 61/165,499, 61/227,967, 61/163,006, 12/495,730, 12/495,712, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,437,827, 61/238,461, 61/256,925, 61/238,494, 61/238,159, 61/238,483, 61/238,581, 61/247,508, 61/247,516, 61/247,514, 61/247,519, 61/249,535, 12/544,061, 12/625,185, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,354,013, Ser. No. 12/625,208, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,042,954, Ser. Nos. 12/624,767, 12/242,780, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,983,568, Ser. Nos. 12/183,602, 12/211,014, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,636,884, and Ser. No. 12/114,359, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,080,385, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein for all purposes.
The sensor, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, can be configured to detect and monitor an analyte of interest present in a biological sample of a user. The biological sample can be a biological fluid containing the analyte of interest, such as (but not limited to) interstitial fluid, blood, and urine. The analyte of interest can be one or more analytes including acetyl choline, amylase, bilirubin, cholesterol, chorionic gonadotropin, creatine kinase (e.g., CK-MB), creatine, DNA, fructosamine, glucose, glutamine, growth hormones, hormones, ketones, lactate, peroxide, prostate-specific antigen, prothrombin, RNA, thyroid stimulating hormone, and troponin. However, other suitable analytes can also be monitored, as would be known in the art. Furthermore, the analyte monitoring system can be configured to monitor the concentration of drugs, such as, for example, antibiotics (e.g., gentamicin, vancomycin, and the like), digitoxin, digoxin, theophylline, warfarin, and the like.
During use, the sensor is physically positioned in or on the body of a user whose analyte level is being monitored by an insertion device. The sensor can be configured to continuously sample the analyte level of the user and convert the sampled analyte level into a corresponding data signal for transmission by the transmitter. In some embodiments, the sensor is implantable into a subject's body for a period of time (e.g., three days, five days, seven days, etc.) to contact and monitor an analyte present in the biological fluid. Thus, a new sensor must be used typically every three to seven days.
Generally, the sensor comprises a substrate, one or more electrodes, a sensing layer and a barrier layer, as described below and disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,284,478 and 6,990,366, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein for all purposes. In one embodiment, the sensor includes a substrate. In some embodiments, the substrate is formed from a relatively flexible material. Suitable materials for a flexible substrate include, for example, non-conducting plastic or polymeric materials and other non-conducting, flexible, deformable materials. Suitable plastic or polymeric materials include thermoplastics such as polycarbonates, polyesters (e.g., Mylar® and polyethylene terephthalate (PET)), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethanes, polyethers, polyamides, polyimides, or copolymers of these thermoplastics, such as PETG (glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate). In other embodiments, the sensor includes a relatively rigid substrate. Suitable examples of rigid materials that may be used to form the substrate include poorly conducting ceramics, such as aluminum oxide and silicon dioxide. Further, the substrate can be formed from an insulating material. Suitable insulating materials include polyurethane, Teflon (fluorinated polymers), polyethyleneterephthalate (PET, Dacron) or polyimide.
The substrate can include a distal end and a proximal end. In some embodiments, the distal and proximal ends have different widths. In some embodiments, the distal and proximal ends have the same width. In some embodiments, the proximal end of the sensor remains above the skin surface. In such embodiments, the distal end of the substrate may have a relatively narrow width. Moreover, sensors intended to be positioned at least partially into the tissue of a user's body at can be configured to have narrow distal end or distal point to facilitate the insertion of the sensor. For example, for insertable sensors designed for continuous or periodic monitoring of the analyte during normal activities of the patient, a distal end of the sensor which is to be implanted into the user has a width of 2 mm or less, preferably 1 mm or less, and more preferably 0.5 mm or less. In certain embodiments, as disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/870,818, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, the sensor substrate distal end is constructed of material and shape to facilitate insertion of the distal end of the sensor through the skin of a patient without the use of an introducer sharp.
A plurality of electrodes can be disposed near the distal end of sensor. The electrodes include working electrode, counter electrode and reference electrode. Other embodiments, however, can include a greater or fewer number of electrodes.
Each of the electrodes is formed from conductive material, for example, a non-corroding metal or carbon wire. Suitable conductive materials include, for example, vitreous carbon, graphite, silver, silver-chloride, platinum, palladium, or gold. The conductive material can be applied to the substrate by various techniques including laser ablation, printing, etching, silk-screening, and photolithography. In one embodiment, each of the electrodes is formed from gold by a laser ablation technique. The sensor can include conductive traces extending from electrodes to corresponding, respective contacts to define the sensor electronic circuitry. In one embodiment, an insulating substrate (e.g., dielectric material) and electrodes are arranged in a stacked orientation (i.e., insulating substrate disposed between electrodes). Alternatively, the electrodes can be arranged in a side by side orientation (not shown), as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,175,752, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein for all purposes.
The sensor can include a sensing material having one or more components designed to facilitate the electrolysis of the analyte of interest. The components, for example, may be immobilized on the working electrode. Alternatively, the components of the sensing layer may be immobilized within or between one or more membranes or films disposed over the working electrode or the components may be immobilized in a polymeric or sol-gel matrix. Further aspects of the sensor are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,262,035, 5,264,104, 5,264,105, 5,320,725, 5,593,852, and 5,665,222, each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein for all purposes.
In some embodiments, the sensor is a self-powered analyte sensor, which is capable of spontaneously passing a currently directly proportional to analyte concentration in the absence of an external power source. Any exemplary sensor is described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/393,921, filed Feb. 26, 2009, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety herein for all purposes.
In one aspect of the present disclosure, an inserter is provided. The object to be inserted into the subject can be, for example, an analyte sensor as described above. Alternatively, other objects such as but not limited to an infusion set, or lancing device can be inserted.
An exemplary embodiment of the sensor inserter assembly 100 is illustrated in
Once sensor 114 has been inserted into the skin S, the user removes inserter 110 from mount 112 by pressing release tabs 126 on opposite sides of inserter 110 and lifting inserter 110 away from mount 112. Further details of the inserter assembly 100 are provided in U.S. Pat. No. 7,381,184, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein for all purposes. In other embodiments, the inserter maybe integrated with the mount, wherein after insertion of the sensor through the skin of the patient, the sensor electronics unit is slid into place on the mount, while the inserter remains part of the mount. Exemplary embodiments are disclosed in, among others, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/216,932, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,731,657, Ser. Nos. 11/192,773, 11/240,257, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,883,464, Ser. No. 11/240,259, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,512,243, and Ser. No. 11/530,472, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,333,714, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
Once inserter 110 is removed from mount 112, sensor electronics unit 130 can be slid into place, as illustrated in
Referring to
Sensor 114 has a main surface 146 slidably mounted between U-shaped rails 148 of introducer sharp 140. Introducer sharp 140 can be mounted to face 154 of shuttle 138, such as with adhesive, heat stake or ultrasonic weld. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/216,932, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,731,657, Ser. No. 11/617,698, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,545,403, and Ser. No. 11/535,983, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,697,967, disclose additional embodiments of sensor introducer sharps and insertion devices, the disclosures of which is incorporated herein by reference.
In some embodiments, shuttle 138 can be slidably and non-rotatably constrained on base 144 by arcuate guides 160. The shuttle can be generally formed by an outer ring 162 and an inner cup-shaped post 164 connected by two bridges 166. Bridges 166 can be configured to slide between the two slots 168 formed between guides 160 and allow shuttle 138 to travel along guides 160 without rotating. Retraction spring 142 can be captivated at its outer circumference by guides 160, at its bottom by the floor 170 (
When drive spring 136 is compressed between actuator button 124 and shuttle 138 it can urge shuttle 138 towards base 144. When retraction spring 142 is compressed between shuttle 138 and base 144, it urges shuttle 138 towards actuator button 124.
In some embodiments, the actuator button 124 is slidably received within housing 134 from below and resides in opening 176 at the top of housing 134 with limited longitudinal movement. Arms 178 on each side of actuator button 124 can be configured to travel in channels 180 along the inside walls of housing 134, as best seen in
When sensor 114, introducer 140, shuttle 138, retraction spring 142, drive spring 136 and actuator button 124 are assembled between base 144 and housing 134 as shown in
Generally, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, as illustrated in
In some embodiments, referring to
In some embodiments, the shaft portion includes one or more holding members configured to retain the sensor in the introducer. For example, but not limitation, the shaft portion 405 of the introducer 440 may have a ribbed configuration to provide additional friction fit during the insertion of the introducer and sensor through the skin of the user.
The holding member can include various configurations, as depicted in
In some embodiments, as shown in
In other embodiments, as illustrated in
In another embodiment, as depicted in
In other embodiments, the shaft portion 405 of the introducer 140 includes a substantially longitudinal opening 412, as shown in
As an alternative, illustrated in
In yet another embodiment, the holding member can include a sponge material 417 disposed along the channel of the shaft portion 405, as shown in
In other embodiments, the shaft 405 is provided with a diaphragm 418, such as a thin, semi-rigid membrane housed along a portion of the channel. The diaphragm can include an opening 419 to receive and retain the sensor, as shown in
In another aspect of the present disclosure, the introducer 440 may be configured to reduce the insertion and extraction forces through the user's skin, thus reducing trauma to the skin. In this regard, the introducer 440 can be configured to include a compressible member 518 attached to a lateral side of the introducer 440, as illustrated in
In some embodiments, the second section 520 of the compressible member 518 is non-compressible, but retractable. For example, the second section 520 can be formed from a solid thermoplastic member. The first section 519 can be configured to receive the second section 520. In this manner, the compressible member 518 can be compressed upon retraction of the second section 520 within the first portion housing 519. In this regard, the first and second sections can have a telescoping relationship, such that the sliding engagement of the second member upwardly into the first member causes compression of the compressible member, as illustrated in
During operation, as shown in
In some embodiments, the edge segment 403 of the introducer 440 guides the sensor 114 into and through the skin puncture. The edge segment 403 may be sharpened and polished to facilitate a smooth puncture and a clean cut through the user's skin. In this regard, the substantially hollow shaft portion can be configured to minimize the necessary force to deploy the introducer, and minimize pain and skin trauma during puncture and removal of the introducer from the skin. In this regard, the edge segment 403 of the introducer 440 includes a substantially sharp and angled tip (as shown in
Referring to
For example, the safety member 625 can comprise a pin or a plug member, such as, but not limited to, a “grenade” pin, or molded plug, as disclosed in
In yet another embodiment, the safety member 625″ can include a body having a first end 630 and a second end 632 configured to form an L-shaped body, as shown in
In other embodiments, the safety member comprises a D-ring 634, as shown in
In yet another embodiment, the safety member can comprise a press clip 636, as illustrated in
In yet another embodiment, the safety member can comprise a press clip 650, as illustrated in
During disposition of the safety member 625 in the actuator, depression of the actuator is impeded. The safety member can be formed from a variety of materials. For example, the material can be a thermoplastic material, such as TPE materials or a metal. In some embodiments, the thermoplastic material has a shore hardness of about 40 to 50. In another embodiment, plastic, metal, wood, or paper can be formed in the shape of a pin as long as it could serve to prevent the downward movement of the button.
Upon deactivation of the safety member such as by removal of the safety member, tabs 122, as illustrated in
Referring back to
After manufacture of the sensor inserter assembly, the sensor inserter assembly can be shipped in an unarmed position. In this manner, no safety member as described above is necessary for safe shipping or handling as the sensor inserter assembly in its unarmed position cannot fire. In this regard, as shown in
In another aspect of the present disclosure, a method is provided to arm the sensor inserter assembly. The sensor can be armed by the user prior to insertion of a sensor. The method includes, as shown in
In operation, the user arms the drive mechanism, such as the first spring, to generate the sufficient inertial force needed to drive the introducer and the sensor through the user's skin. In one embodiment, the introducer and the sensor are provided in a fully assembled sensor inserter assembly package within a transmitter mounting unit. Thus, when the user wishes to place the sensor subcutaneously or transcutaneously, the drive mechanism is armed, and the user places the transmitter mount on the surface of the user's skin where the user wishes to place the sensor. In other embodiments, the sensor insertion assembly may be self-arming, allowing for ease of insertion of the sensor. Examples of such embodiments can be found in, among others, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/129,573, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,613,703, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
Additional embodiments of analyte sensor insertion devices can be found in, among others, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/552,072, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,788,771, Ser. No. 13/434,804, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,743,862, Ser. No. 11/216,932, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,731,657, Ser. No. 11/617,698, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,545,403, Ser. No. 11/380,883, and 11/535,983, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,697,967, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. Such embodiments include insertion devices utilizing variable speed insertion, by varying the speed of the shuttle through the insertion device; shape memory alloy insertion devices, wherein the introducer is constructed of a shape memory alloy that changes shape from a compressed state to a rigid insertion shape upon activation of the shape memory alloy; and coupleable insertion devices and on-skin mounting units, wherein the systems are configured such that the insertion device and on-skin mounting unit can only be coupled in a position such that the insertion device is aligned for proper sensor insertion.
Various other modifications and alterations in the structure and method of operation of this present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. Although the present disclosure has been described in connection with specific embodiments, it should be understood that the present disclosure as claimed should not be unduly limited to such specific embodiments. It is intended that the following claims define the scope of the present disclosure and that structures and methods within the scope of these claims. Additional detailed description of embodiments of the disclosed subject matter are provided in but not limited to: U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,299,082; 7,167,818; 7,041,468; 6,942,518; 6,893,545; 6,881,551; 6,773,671; 6,764,581; 6,749,740; 6,746,582; 6,736,957; 6,730,200; 6,676,816; 6,618,934; 6,616,819; 6,600,997; 6,592,745; 6,591,125; 6,560,471; 6,540,891; 6,514,718; 6,514,460; 6,503,381; 6,461,496; 6,377,894; 6,338,790; 6,299,757; 6,284,478; 6,270,455; 6,175,752; 6,161,095; 6,144,837; 6,143,164; 6,121,009; 6,120,676; 6,071,391; 5,918,603; 5,899,855; 5,822,715; 5,820,551; 5,628,890; 5,601,435; 5,593,852; 5,509,410; 5,320,715; 5,264,014; 5,262,305; 5,262,035; 4,711,245; 4,545,382; 5,356,786; 5,543,326; 6,103,033; 6,134,461; 6,143,164; 6,144,837; 6,161,095; 6,579,690; 6,605,200; 6,605,201; 6,618,934; 6,654,625; 6,676,816; 6,730,200; 6,736,957; and 6,932,892; and U.S. Publication Nos. 2004/0186365; 2005/0182306; 2006/0025662; 2006/0091006; 2007/0056858; 2007/0068807; 2007/0095661; 2007/0108048; 2007/0199818; 2007/0227911; 2007/0233013; 2008/0066305; 2008/0081977; 2008/0102441; 2008/0148873; 2008/0161666; 2008/0267823; and 2009/0054748; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/745,878, filed Dec. 26, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,811,231; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/143,731, filed Jun. 20, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,597,188; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/143,734, filed Jun. 20, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,617,069; U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/149,639, filed Feb. 3, 2009; U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/291,326 filed Dec. 30, 2009, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/299,924 filed Jan. 29, 2010; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/461,725, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,866,026; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/131,012; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/242,823, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,219,173; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/363,712, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,346,335; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/698,124; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/698,129, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,402,544; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/714,439; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/794,721, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,595,607; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/842,013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,795,326; U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/238,646; U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/345,562; U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/361,374; and elsewhere, the disclosures of each are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein for all purposes.
The foregoing only illustrates the principles of the disclosed subject matter. Various modifications and alterations to the described embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the teachings herein. It will be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise numerous modifications which, although not explicitly described herein, embody the principles of the disclosed subject matter and are thus within the spirit and scope of the disclosed subject matter.
The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/040,674 filed Sep. 28, 2013, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/893,974 filed Sep. 29, 2010, now abandoned, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/246,825 filed Sep. 29, 2009, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. The present application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/795,634 filed Jun. 7, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,602,991, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/216,932 filed Aug. 30, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,731,657, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. The present application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/022,616 filed Feb. 7, 2011, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/240,257 filed Sep. 30, 2005, now U.S. Pat. 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