ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,727, issued on May 27.

"Analyte sensor" was invented by Rajiv Shah (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), Katherine Wolfe (Dunwoody, Ga.), Bradley Liang (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and Shaun Pendo (Wofford Heights, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor assembly is disclosed. The sensor assembly includes a piercing member with an interior and exterior. Also included within the sensor assembly is a sensor that is formed on a flexible substrate. The sensor includes a proximal end and a distal end where the distal end includes a flex that is terminated at a terminal end. The terminal end of the sensor being located within the interior of ...