An optical connector device is disclosed for optically connecting a biosensor wearable on the body of a patient to a reader outside of the body of the patient. The device comprises a base disk to be worn on the body of a patient. The base disk has a needle attached thereto and the needle houses a first fiber defining a first optical conduit. The distal end of the needle is insertable into the body of the patient, and a portion of the proximal end of the needle remains outside of the body of the patient when the device is worn. The device also comprises a connector housing a second fiber defining a second optical conduit.
申请公布号
EP2113091(A1)
申请公布日期
2009.11.04
申请号
EP20080730601
申请日期
2008.02.25
申请人
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
发明人
JACOBSON, ROSS, W.;LASTOVICH, ALEXANDER, G.;MONAHAN, LAWRENCE, A.;BROWKA, EDWARD, P.