ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,950, issued on May 26, was assigned to Willow Laboratories Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Analyte sensor applicator" was invented by Troy M. Bremer (Irvine, Calif.), Guy Montgomery Heaton (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Neil Martin Becker (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An analyte sensor applicator for applying a wearable analyte monitoring device includes a housing that holds an analyte sensor assembly, a cam assembly for delivering the analyte sensor assembly, and a skin piercing for inserting a sensor, wherein the skin piercing device is retracted within the housing top after insertion."
The patent was filed on Sept. 3, 2020...