Patent ID: 9693722
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,C12Q,C23C,G01N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A planar flexible analyte sensor comprising: a base layer; a first electrode layer disposed on the base layer and including a first electrode; a first insulative layer disposed on the first electrode layer, wherein said first insulative layer leaves at least a portion of the first electrode exposed; a second electrode layer disposed on the first insulative layer and including a second electrode; and a second insulative layer disposed on the second electrode layer, wherein said second insulative layer leaves at least a portion of the second electrode exposed, wherein each of said base layer, first and second electrode layers, and first and second insulative layers is planar, wherein said exposed portion of the first electrode and said exposed portion of the second electrode are configured to be in direct contact with a patient's bodily fluids for measuring said analyte within the patient's body, and wherein the maximum height of the flexible analyte sensor is about 25 microns.