Invention Application
- Patent Title: TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE POLYURETHANE MEMBRANES FOR IMPLANTABLE GLUCOSE SENSORS
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Application No.: US15716998Application Date: 2017-09-27
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Publication No.: US20180014765A1Publication Date: 2018-01-18
- Inventor: Mark A. Tapsak , Rathbun K. Rhodes , Mark C. Shults , Jason D. McClure
- Applicant: DexCom, Inc.
- Main IPC: A61B5/1486
- IPC: A61B5/1486 ; B05D5/00 ; B05D3/00 ; A61L31/12 ; B01D71/54 ; B01D69/14 ; A61B5/145 ; A61B5/1473 ; C12Q1/00 ; B01D71/80

Abstract:
The invention provides an implantable membrane for regulating the transport of analytes therethrough that includes a matrix including a first polymer; and a second polymer dispersed throughout the matrix, wherein the second polymer forms a network of microdomains which when hydrated are not observable using photomicroscopy at 400× magnification or less. In one aspect, the homogeneous membrane of the present invention has hydrophilic domains dispersed substantially throughout a hydrophobic matrix to provide an optimum balance between oxygen and glucose transport to an electrochemical glucose sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US10154807B2 Techniques to improve polyurethane membranes for implantable glucose sensors Public/Granted day:2018-12-18
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