Devices and methods for delivering a beneficial agent to a user
First Claim
1. A device for delivering a beneficial agent, comprising:
- a pump including a pump housing containing a pump assembly having a fluid drive component, the pump housing having a receiving region disposed proximate the fluid drive component, the pump housing comprising a rear closure portion including a membrane disposed between the receiving region and the fluid drive component; and
a cassette including a cassette housing comprising a cassette body region defining a fluid reservoir chamber therein and a delivery tube assembly extending from the fluid reservoir chamber, the cassette further including a cassette base region having a boundary configured to be received by the receiving region;
wherein the delivery tube assembly comprises a peristaltic tube that engages an occlusion sensor proximate the rear closure portion when the cassette base region boundary is received by the receiving region, and the membrane includes an occlusion sensor protrusion configured to cover a portion of the occlusion sensor.
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Abstract
A device for delivering a beneficial agent is provided and generally includes a cassette, a pump, and a delivery tube. The pump includes a pump housing containing a pump assembly having a fluid drive component. The pump housing has a receiving region disposed proximate the fluid drive component and further includes a rear closure portion. The rear closure portion includes a membrane disposed between the receiving region and the fluid drive component. The cassette includes a cassette housing, which has a cassette body region defining a fluid reservoir chamber therein. The cassette further includes a cassette base region having a boundary configured to be received by the receiving region.
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12 Claims
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1. A device for delivering a beneficial agent, comprising:
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a pump including a pump housing containing a pump assembly having a fluid drive component, the pump housing having a receiving region disposed proximate the fluid drive component, the pump housing comprising a rear closure portion including a membrane disposed between the receiving region and the fluid drive component; and a cassette including a cassette housing comprising a cassette body region defining a fluid reservoir chamber therein and a delivery tube assembly extending from the fluid reservoir chamber, the cassette further including a cassette base region having a boundary configured to be received by the receiving region; wherein the delivery tube assembly comprises a peristaltic tube that engages an occlusion sensor proximate the rear closure portion when the cassette base region boundary is received by the receiving region, and the membrane includes an occlusion sensor protrusion configured to cover a portion of the occlusion sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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