Patent ID: 11963762
Assignee: DEXCOM, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. The method of claim 14, wherein:
the housing comprises an aperture;
the housing is configured for temporary placement against a skin of a host with the aperture facing the skin of the host;
the on-skin analyte sensor assembly is configured to pass through the aperture during deployment;
the sealing element is removed by twisting the sealing element with respect to the housing;
the analyte sensor is positioned within a C-needle prior to deployment;
the C-needle is retained in the housing after deployment with the analyte sensor left behind and transcutaneously implanted in the host; and
the shock absorbing elastomeric support is not in contact with an insertion end of the C-needle.