Wireless sensing platform for multi-analyte sensing

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May 08, 2018

Monitoring of one or more key indicators can provide powerful insights into the operation and state of different physical systems. For example, continuous monitoring of multiple analytes in a subject allows for detailed insights into personal health as well as allowing for the implementation of preventative health measures. Herein are described design and processing methods for a small wireless multi-analyte sensing platform that can be used to monitor multiple analytes such as glucose, lactate, Urea and other physicochemical quantities. The design techniques and processing methods presented herein can be used for a multitude of other applications and are not limited to those described here.

Integrated Medical Sensors, Inc. (Irvine, CA, US)

1. An implantable sensor with a thickness between 50 to 150 microns, a length between 1500 to 3000 microns, and a width between 400 and 1000 microns with a polymeric coating, said sensor comprising: an implantable integrated circuit connected to a sensing element, said sensing element comprising at least two or more working electrodes, and one counter and one reference electrode, all made using lithographic processing, wherein each electrode comprises a conductive surface and at least one conductive surface is surface patterned to increase a contact surface area of the electrode, wherein each working electrode is connected to a respective potentiostat; wherein the sensing element senses one or more analytes and generates two or more signals from the two or more working electrodes representative of the one or more analytes concentration, said signals received by the implantable integrated circuit; wherein the implantable integrated circuit includes: A) an analyte signal acquisition and processing unit that receives the two or more signals from the sensing element representative of the one or more analytes concentration; B) an LC resonant unit comprising a tunable capacitor connected to an antenna; C) a power management unit, said power management unit connected and providing power to the analyte signal acquisition and processing unit, said power management unit comprising a calibration machine, a low voltage low drop out regulator, a rectifier, and a voltage detector, wherein the voltage detector measures a rectifier output voltage V RECT and the calibration machine maximizes output voltage V RECT from the rectifier through alignment of the resonant frequency of the implantable sensor with a wireless transceiver by modulation of the tunable capacitor; and D) a telemetry unit connected to the analyte signal and processing unit LC resonant unit, and power management unit which transmits A) data representative of said analyte concentration and, B) measured rectifier output voltage V RECT , wherein the implantable integrated circuit is formed in CMOS on a single CMOS substrate and the sensing element is formed on top of the same CMOS substrate to generate a monolithically integrated sensor.

2. The implantable sensor as in claim 1 , further comprising a hydrogel containing glucose oxidase (Gox), wherein the antenna is formed into the CMOS substrate.

3. The implantable sensor as in claim 2 , wherein the antenna is made in one of a top 1 to 3 metals of the CMOS substrate and formed from aluminum.

4. The implantable sensor as in claim 1 , wherein the reference, the counter, and the working electrode(s) are isolated from each other by silicon nitride.

5. The implantable sensor as in claim 1 , wherein the surface patterning comprises pillars formed by CMOS, wherein the pillars have a height between 2 microns to 5 microns, and wherein the pillars are separated by the same distance as their size.

6. The implantable sensor as in claim 1 , further comprising a hydrogel containing glucose oxidase (Gox), wherein the hydrogel has a thickness between 2 to 6 microns.

7. The implantable sensor as in claim 1 , wherein the telemetry unit implements CRC16 coding for error correction.

8. The implantable sensor as in claim 1 , wherein the polymeric coating is a polyurethane membrane, and wherein the polyurethane membrane thickness is in the range of 0.25 to 6 microns.

9. The implantable sensor as in claim 8 , wherein a second membrane is placed over the polyurethane membrane and the second membrane is hydrophilic.

10. The implantable sensor as in claim 1 , wherein the multiple potentiostats are connected to a single analog to digital converter.

11. The implantable sensor as in claim 10 , wherein the outputs of the multiple potentiostats are time multiplexed into the single analog to digital converter.

12. A method of measuring an analyte concentration comprising; implanting the implantable sensor according to claim 1 into contact with analyte containing tissue of a subject, positioning the transceiver adjacent to the implantable sensor, wirelessly powering the sensor using the wireless transceiver, sensing of one or more analytes in the tissue of the subject with the sensing element of the implantable sensor and generating an analyte signal representative of the analyte concentration, determining analyte data as a function of the analyte signal, and transmitting the analyte data representative of the analyte concentration to the wireless transceiver, wherein implanting comprises deploying the implantable sensor using an applicator, the applicator comprising; a plastic body to allow applicator handling, a plastic-metal assembly to move the implantable sensor, and a needle configured to pierce the subject skin and for embedding the sensor underneath the skin with minimal tissue damage.

13. An implantable sensor with a polymeric coating, said sensor comprising: an implantable integrated circuit connected to a sensing element, said sensing element comprising at least two or more working electrodes, a counter electrode, and a reference electrode, each made using lithographic processing, wherein each electrode comprises a conductive surface, wherein at least two working electrodes are connected to a respective potentiostat; wherein the sensing element senses one or more analytes and generates two or more signals from the two or more working electrodes representative of said one or more analytes concentrations, said signals received by the implantable integrated circuit; wherein the implantable integrated circuit includes: A) an analyte signal acquisition and processing unit that receives the two or more signals from the sensing element representative of said one or more analyte concentrations; B) an LC resonant unit comprising a tunable capacitor connected to an antenna; C) a power management unit comprising a calibration machine, and a rectifier, wherein a rectifier output voltage is maximized through alignment of the resonant frequency of the implantable sensor with a wireless transceiver via modulation of the tunable capacitor, said power management unit connected and providing power to the analyte signal acquisition and processing unit; and D) a telemetry unit connected to the analyte signal and processing unit which transmits data representative of said analyte concentration, wherein the implantable integrated circuit is formed in CMOS on a single CMOS substrate and the sensing element is formed on top of the same CMOS substrate to generate a monolithically integrated sensor.

14. The implantable sensor as in claim 13 , further comprising a hydrogel containing glucose oxidase (Gox), wherein the antenna is formed into the CMOS substrate.

15. The implantable sensor as in claim 14 , wherein the antenna is made in one of a top 1 to 3 metals of the CMOS substrate.

16. The implantable sensor as in claim 13 , wherein the reference, the counter, and the working electrode(s) are isolated from each other by silicon nitride.

17. The implantable sensor as in claim 13 , wherein at least one sensing element electrode conductive surface is patterned and the surface patterning comprises pillars formed by CMOS, wherein the pillars have a height between 2 microns to 5 microns, and wherein the pillars are separated by a similar distance as their size.

18. The implantable sensor as in claim 13 , further comprising a hydrogel containing glucose oxidase (Gox), wherein the hydrogel has a thickness between 2 to 6 microns.

19. The implantable sensor as in claim 13 , wherein the telemetry unit implements CRC16 coding for error correction.

20. The implantable sensor as in claim 13 , wherein the polymeric coating is a polyurethane membrane, and wherein the polyurethane membrane thickness is in the range of 0.25 to 6 microns.

21. The implantable sensor as in claim 20 , wherein a second membrane is placed over the polyurethane membrane and the second membrane is hydrophilic.

22. The implantable sensor as in claim 13 , wherein the multiple potentiostats are commected to a single analog to digital converter.

23. The implantable sensor as in claim 22 , wherein the outputs of the multiple potentiostats are time multiplexed into the single analog to digital converter.

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