ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,332, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. (Alameda, Calif.).
"Systems, devices, and methods for analyte monitoring" was invented by Vivek S. Rao (Alameda, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices and methods are provided for inserting at least a portion of an in vivo analyte sensor for sensing an analyte level in a bodily fluid of a subject. In particular, disclosed herein are various embodiments of applicators, and components thereof, designed to reduce trauma to tissue of a sensor insertion site and to increase the likelihood of a successful sensor insertion."
The patent was filed on Jan. 3, 2...