US Patent Issued to DexCom on Aug. 26 for "Systems and methods for securing a continuous analyte sensor to a host" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,682, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to DexCom Inc. (San Diego).

"Systems and methods for securing a continuous analyte sensor to a host" was invented by James Jinwoo Lee (San Diego), Jeff Jackson (Poway, Calif.), Peter C. Simpson (Cardiff, Calif.) and Matthew D. Wightlin (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Adhesive pad systems that provide longer lasting adherence of the mounting unit to the host's skin are provided. Some systems include a reinforcing overlay that at least partially covers the adhesive pad. The reinforcing overlay may be removable without disturbing the sensor so that the overlay may be replaceable."

The pate...