FIG. 3.

Eversense sensor placement. (a) The positioning guide for the Eversense system is used to determine the location of the sensor according to the chosen position for the transmitter. The horizontal recess indicates the incision site and the vertical recess the location of the subcutaneous pocket for the sensor. (b) Blunt dissector and insertion tool. The blunt dissector (blue handle) exhibits depth guards on either side of the dissector. The insertion tool (white handle) is used to position the sensor in the subcutaneous pocket. (c) Sensor insertion procedure. Description of the procedure in five steps—1. Depicts the correct handling of the blunt dissector. The index finger is pushed into the deepening on the top of the device while the remaining fingers hold the device from above. 2. The blunt dissector is introduced into the incision. 3. The blunt dissector is advanced into the subcutaneous tissue parallel to the skin surface. 4. The insertion device holding the preloaded sensor is inserted into the newly formed subcutaneous pocket. 5. The slider on the insertion tool is retracted and the sensor is disposed into the subcutaneous pocket.