Patent ID: 11931145
Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A glucose monitoring system comprising:
an orthogonally redundant glucose sensor, comprising:
an optical glucose sensor including a light guide on a first substrate and having a proximal portion that is configured to be disposed externally to a body of a user and a distal portion configured for internal placement in the body of the user; and
a non-optical glucose sensor including at least one electrode on a second substrate and having a proximal portion that is configured to be disposed externally to the body of the user and a distal portion configured for internal placement in the body of the user, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are integrated into an integrated flex circuit, and wherein the light guide is disposed in an interior of the integrated flex circuit and the at least one electrode is disposed on an external surface of the integrated flex circuit.