Patent ID: 7247138

Claim:
A reusable analyte sensor site for use with a replaceable analyte sensor for determining a level of an analyte in a patient, the site comprising: a site housing material formed to have an interior cavity with an opening, wherein the site housing material is selected to promote tissue ingrowth and vascularization and be free of tissue ingress, and wherein the site housing material permits fluid including the analyte to pass through the site housing material to the interior cavity to permit measurement by the replaceable analyte sensor; and a resealable insertion site coupled to one end of the site housing material for inserting the replaceable analyte sensor into the interior cavity of the site housing material, the resealable insertion site comprising: a tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the tube is coupled to one end of the site housing material; and a sealing member having a resealable opening, wherein the second end of the tube is coupled to the sealing member such that the tube is coupled between the site housing material and the sealing member; wherein the replaceable analyte sensor is inserted through the resealable opening, and the resealable opening is sealed upon placement of the replaceable analyte sensor within the interior cavity of the site housing material.