US Patent Issued to MEDTRONIC MINIMED on Nov. 25 for "Pedestal for sensor assembly packaging and sensor introducer removal" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,289, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. (Northridge, Calif.).

"Pedestal for sensor assembly packaging and sensor introducer removal" was invented by Eric Allan Larson (Simi Valley, Calif.) and Alejandro J. Urrutia-Gamez (Granada Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedestal for a physiological characteristic sensor assembly and a physiological characteristic sensor assembly is provided. The pedestal includes a first side opposite a second side. The pedestal includes a sidewall that interconnects the first side and the second side. The pedestal also includes a first end opposite a second end. The pedes...