Patent ID: 9549698
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,G01N

Claim:
1. A method of stabilizing a glucose sensor having a plurality of electrodes for measuring a patient's glucose level, the method comprising: applying a first stabilization voltage to one of the plurality of electrodes to initiate an anodic cycle in the sensor, said first stabilization voltage being between 0.8 volts and 1.34 volts; applying a second stabilization voltage to said one of the plurality of electrodes to initiate a cathodic cycle in the sensor, said second stabilization voltage being between 0.235 volts and 0.835 volts; repeating, for one or more iterations, the application of the first stabilization voltage followed by the application of the second stabilization voltage until a measured electrical characteristic of the sensor meets a predetermined criterion which indicates sensor stabilization; measuring the patient's glucose level with the electrodes, and beginning to use said measured glucose levels of the patient's glucose level after the sensor is stabilized.