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Connectors For Making Connections Between Analyte Sensors And Other Devices

Patent No. EP2720610 (titled "Connectors For Making Connections Between Analyte Sensors And Other Devices") was filed by Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. on Jun 18, 2012. The application was issued on Jul 16, 2025.

Patent Summary

An analyte monitoring system that enables continuous glucose monitoring using a sensor connector to attach an analyte sensor to an electronics unit. The system includes a single-sided or double-sided analyte sensor with electrodes on one or both sides of a substrate, and a sensor connector that physically and electrically connects the sensor to the electronics unit. The sensor connector can be a rivet or other conductive material that connects the electrodes on one side of the sensor to the electronics unit, or a conductive rivet that connects electrodes on both sides of the sensor. The system enables continuous glucose monitoring by maintaining a stable connection between the sensor and electronics unit, and can be used with both in vivo and in vitro glucose monitoring applications.

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Case NumberFiling DatePlaintiffProceeding Type
UPC_CFI_0000866/2026Mar 9, 2026Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.Infringement
UPC_CFI_875/2025Sep 26, 2025Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.Provisional Measures

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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentative
ELKINGTON AND FIFEApr 16, 2026ELKINGTON AND FIFE
SENEARON HEALTHCARENov 14, 2025SIMMONS & SIMMONS MUNICH

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    Description

EP2720610

ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
Application Number
EP12801239A
Filing Date
Jun 18, 2012
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jun 13, 2025
Publication Date
Jul 16, 2025
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