ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,133, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Ascenia Diabetes Care Holdings AG (Basel, Switzerland).

"Sensor assembly apparatus and methods for continuous glucose monitors" was invented by Cameron M. Young (San Diego), Jennifer L. Gass (Tarrytown, N.Y.), Thomas A. J. Mayer Jr. (Glenmore, Pa.) and Eugene Prais (West Milford, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor apparatus for a continuous glucose monitoring system has a sensor housing that includes a first end having a sealing surface configured to seal against an introducer having an insertion shaft, a second end having a sealing surface configured to seal against an insertion shaf...