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

Claim 0:
1. A method of making an applicator for applying an on-skin analyte sensor assembly to a skin of a host, wherein the on-skin analyte sensor assembly comprises a transcutaneous analyte sensor coupled to sensor electronics, the method comprising:
providing a housing containing the on-skin analyte sensor assembly and an insertion assembly configured to insert an analyte sensor portion of the transcutaneous analyte sensor into the skin of the host, wherein the housing comprises an aperture, wherein the housing is configured for temporary placement against the skin of the host with the aperture facing the skin of the host, and wherein the on-skin analyte sensor assembly is configured to pass through the aperture during deployment;
providing a needle having a C-shaped cross section as part of the insertion assembly, wherein the analyte sensor portion is positioned within the needle prior to deployment, wherein the C-needle and the housing are removed from the host after deployment with the analyte sensor portion left behind and transcutaneously implanted in the host;
providing a cap configured to threadably couple to the housing such that the cap is removed by twisting the cap with respect to the housing; and
placing an elastomeric support member in contact with an inner surface of the cap.