User`s guide

Dexcom G4 PLATINUM User’s Guide | 15
1.3 SENSOR OVERVIEW
The sensor is the piece that comes in a sterile, sealed sensor pouch.
The sensor is made up of an applicator, a sensor pod, and a sensor
wire. You remove the applicator after insertion. The sensor pod stays on
your belly for the entire sensor session, up to 7 days. The pod is made
ofplasticandanadhesivepatch.Thesensorwireisthinandexible,
and inserts just under the skin of your belly. It is attached to the sensor
pod, and is made of silver and platinum metal with polymer membranes.
You discard the sensor at the end of the session.
SeeChapter14forProductSpecications.
Plunger
Applicator barrel
(contains small introducer
needle and sensor)
Transmitter latch
Safety lock
Collar
Sensor pod
Release tab
Adhesive patch