ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,865, issued on April 22, was assigned to DexCom Inc. (San Diego).
"Transcutaneous analyte sensor systems and methods" was invented by Jason Halac (San Diego), John Michael Gray (San Diego), Neal Davis Johnston (Dallas), Justen Deering England (San Francisco) and Peter C. Simpson (Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems for applying a transcutaneous monitor to a person can include a telescoping assembly, a sensor, and a base with adhesive to couple the sensor to skin. The sensor can be located within the telescoping assembly while the base protrudes from a distal end of the system. The system can be configured...