Patent ID: 8369916
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: A61B,G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical connector device for optically connecting a biosensor wearable on a body of a patient to a reader outside of the body, comprising: a base disk configured and dimensioned to be worn on the body of a patient, the base disk having a needle attached thereto, the needle housing a first fiber defining a first optical conduit, wherein the needle comprises a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the needle is insertable into the body of the patient and is configured to remain inside of the body of the patient with at least a portion of the proximal end of the needle remaining outside of the body of the patient when the device is worn, wherein a generally circular rim is spaced radially inward from the perimeter and protrudes in a distal direction from the distal side of the base disk; and a connector housing a second fiber defining a second optical conduit, wherein the connector is configured and dimensioned to couple with the base disk to position the first fiber in optical proximity to the second fiber and align the first optical conduit with the second optical conduit such that an optical signal may be transmitted from the first optical conduit to the second optical conduit.