Devices and methods for delivering a beneficial agent to a user
First Claim
1. A device for delivering a beneficial agent, comprising:
- a cassette including a cassette housing with a fluid reservoir defined therein, the cassette housing having a cassette base region, the cassette base region including a back surface and a front surface opposite the back surface, the cassette base region including a boundary comprising an opening extending between and through the front surface and back surface of the cassette base region;
a delivery tube fluidly coupled with the fluid reservoir;
a pump including a pump housing containing a pump assembly having a fluid drive component, the pump housing having a receiving region to receive the cassette base region, the fluid drive component disposed proximate the receiving region; and
a lock member coupled to the pump housing and movable between an open position and a closed position,wherein the cassette is configured so as to be capable of being inserted into and removed from the receiving region when the lock member is in the open position, and secured to the pump with the boundary of the cassette base region received by the receiving region with the lock member through the opening and a length of the delivery tube in operative engagement with the fluid drive component when the lock member is in the closed position.
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Abstract
Device for delivering a beneficial agent includes a cassette including a cassette housing with a fluid reservoir and a cassette base region. The device also includes a delivery tube. The device also includes a pump including a pump housing containing a pump assembly having a fluid drive component. The pump housing has a receiving region to receive the cassette base region. The fluid drive component is proximate the receiving region. A lock member is coupled to the pump housing and movable between an open position and a closed position. The cassette is capable of being inserted into and removed from the receiving region when the lock member is in the open position, and the cassette is secured to the pump with the cassette base region within the receiving region and the delivery tube in operative engagement with the fluid drive component when the lock member is in the closed position.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for delivering a beneficial agent, comprising:
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a cassette including a cassette housing with a fluid reservoir defined therein, the cassette housing having a cassette base region, the cassette base region including a back surface and a front surface opposite the back surface, the cassette base region including a boundary comprising an opening extending between and through the front surface and back surface of the cassette base region; a delivery tube fluidly coupled with the fluid reservoir; a pump including a pump housing containing a pump assembly having a fluid drive component, the pump housing having a receiving region to receive the cassette base region, the fluid drive component disposed proximate the receiving region; and a lock member coupled to the pump housing and movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the cassette is configured so as to be capable of being inserted into and removed from the receiving region when the lock member is in the open position, and secured to the pump with the boundary of the cassette base region received by the receiving region with the lock member through the opening and a length of the delivery tube in operative engagement with the fluid drive component when the lock member is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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