Pre-connected analyte sensors

Abstract

Pre-connected analyte sensors are provided. A pre-connected analyte sensor includes a sensor carrier attached to an analyte sensor. The sensor carrier includes a substrate configured for mechanical coupling of the sensor to testing, calibration, or wearable equipment. The sensor carrier also includes conductive contacts for electrically coupling sensor electrodes to the testing, calibration, or wearable equipment.

1 - 33 . (canceled) 
     
     
         34 . A method of making a component for a wearable sensor assembly, comprising:
 providing a pre-connected analyte sensor, the pre-connected analyte sensor comprising
 an intermediate body configured to communicatively couple with one or more external equipment including a manufacturing station, a testing station, a calibration station, and/or sensor electronics of the wearable device, 
 an analyte sensor permanently attached to the intermediate body, and an identifier coupled to the intermediate body; 
   communicatively coupling the pre-connected analyte sensor to processing circuitry of the manufacturing station by communicatively coupling the intermediate body to a corresponding feature of the manufacturing station; and   operating the processing circuitry of the manufacturing station to communicate with the pre-connected analyte sensor.   
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein operating the processing circuitry of the manufacturing station includes obtaining a signal from the pre-connected analyte sensor. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising:
 storing, with the processing circuitry of the manufacturing station and in connection with the identifier, sensor data corresponding to the signal.   
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the signal comprises a glucose sensitivity signal. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein operating the processing circuitry of the manufacturing station includes operating an electrical, optical, infrared, or radio-frequency reader of the manufacturing station to obtain information from the identifier. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the identifier identifies the analyte sensor, calibration data for the analyte sensor, and/or a history of the analyte sensor. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 removing the intermediate body from the manufacturing station and communicatively coupling the pre-connected analyte sensor to processing circuitry of the sensor electronics of the wearable device by coupling the intermediate body to a corresponding feature of the sensor electronics of the wearable device.   
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 40 , further comprising:
 obtaining in vivo measurement data from the pre-connected analyte sensor with the processing circuitry of the sensor electronics of the wearable device.   
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the analyte sensor is permanently attached to the intermediate body with a conductive adhesive. 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the analyte sensor is permanently attached to the intermediate body with an anisotropic conductive film. 
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 mechanically coupling the pre-connected analyte sensor to the processing circuitry of the manufacturing station by coupling the intermediate body to the corresponding feature of the manufacturing station.   
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 testing the pre-connected analyte sensor, wherein the testing comprises electrically coupling the intermediate body to the testing station.   
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 calibrating the pre-connected analyte sensor, wherein the calibrating comprises electrically coupling the intermediate body to the calibration station.   
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the identifier, the pre-connected analyte sensor, and the intermediate body form a laminated configuration. 
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the identifier is a QR code. 
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the identifier is any of an optical identifier or a radio-frequency identifier. 
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the manufacturing station is configured to perform at least one of a potentiostat measurement, a dipping process, a curing process, a calibration process, or a sensitivity measurement. 
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 mechanically connecting the intermediate body of the pre-connected analyte sensor and the sensor electronics.   
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 electrically connecting to the intermediate body of the pre-connected analyte sensor and the sensor electronics.   
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 34 , intermediate body includes a substrate having one or more contacts and one or more traces operably connected to one or more electrodes of the analyte sensor.