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Systems and methods for non-vascular sensor implantation and for accurately measuring a physiological parameter in areas of a body where amounts of the physiological parameter are heterogeneous. An implant unit (10) is implanted in an area of a body and a foreign body capsule is allowed to form around th e area of the implant unit. A sensor may be directed into a body cavity such a s, for example, the peritoneal space, subcutaneous tissues, the foreign body capsule, or other area of the body. A subcutaneous area of the body may be tunneled to place the sensor. A plurality of spatially separated sensing elements may be used for detecting individual amounts of the physiological parameter. An overall amount of the physiological parameter may be determine d by calculating a statistical measurement of the individual sensed amounts in the area may be determined based on the sensed amounts.
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