Abstract: The present examples relate generally to apparatuses, systems, and methods for deploying a medical device to skin of a host. The medical device may comprise a transcutaneous analyte sensor applied to the skin of a host. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may be for reducing friction between a sensor and an insertion element and/or for controlling sensor deployment.

Abstract: The present examples relate generally to apparatuses, systems, and methods for deploying a medical device to skin of a host. The medical device may comprise a transcutaneous analyte sensor applied to the skin of a host. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may be for reducing friction between a sensor and an insertion element and/or for controlling sensor deployment.

Abstract: The present examples relate generally to apparatuses, systems, and methods for deploying a medical device to skin of a host. The medical device may comprise a transcutaneous analyte sensor applied to the skin of a host. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may be for reducing friction between a sensor and an insertion element and/or for controlling sensor deployment.

Abstract: Articles of manufacture, including an apparatus for acoustic wave based atomization, are provided. The apparatus may include a monocrystalline piezoelectric substrate. The monocrystalline piezoelectric substrate may include a surface patterned with at least one wetting region. The monocrystalline piezoelectric substrate may be configured to respond to an electric signal by at least generating acoustic waves including, for example, surface acoustic waves, Bluestein-Gulayev waves, Lamb waves, Love waves, flexural waves, thickness mode vibrations, mixed-mode waves, longitudinal waves, shear mode vibrations, and/or bulk wave vibrations. The acoustic waves may atomizing at least a portion of a material collected within the at least one wetting region to form a mist of the material. Methods for acoustic wave based atomization are also provided.