Belt clip

• US 10,265,465 B2
• Filed: 01/10/2018
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Crane, Chad A., Belton, Jason A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Larson, Justin
• Application Number:
  US15/867,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20180126070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 468 Days
• Field of Search: 224666, 224669, 224670, 24 311
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/027 with a horizontal and parallel rotation axis, i.e. the axis being parallel to the surface of the garment
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/021 to the belt
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0206 where the catheter is secured by using devices worn by the patient, e.g. belts or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/024 having a clip or clamp system
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body

Abstract

A belt clip assembly is disclosed. The belt clip assembly includes a device retainer having a first retainer defined to retain a clip pin. The belt clip assembly further includes a clip coupled to the device retainer via the clip pin and the clip includes a detent and the clip is further defined to retain a tab pin. A tab is coupled to the clip via the tab pin, the tab being rotatable about the tab pin. Wherein the device retainer is initially rotatable about the clip pin independent of rotation of the tab about the tab pin. Additionally, the rotation of the device retainer about the clip pin results in a finite displacement of the device retainer.

Claims

1. A belt clip assembly, comprising:

a device retainer having a first retainer, the device retainer further defined to retain a clip pin;

a clip coupled to the device retainer via the clip pin and being rotatable about the clip pin, the clip further defined to retain a tab pin; and

a tab coupled to the clip via the tab pin, the tab being rotatable about the tab pin,

wherein the device retainer is initially rotatable about the clip pin independent of rotation of the clip about the clip pin, such that rotation of the device retainer about the clip pin results in a finite displacement of the device retainer.

2. The belt clip assembly of claim 1, further comprising a device lock defined on the first retainer.

3. The belt clip assembly of claim 1, wherein the device retainer further has a second retainer.

4. The belt clip assembly of claim 3, further comprising a device lock defined on the first retainer.

5. The belt clip assembly of claim 1, wherein continued rotation of the device retainer about the clip pin results in rotation of the tab about the tab pin.

6. The belt clip assembly of claim 5, wherein the clip further includes at least one detent defined to resist rotation of the tab about the tab pin.

7. The belt clip assembly of claim 6, wherein the continued rotation of the device retainer about the clip pin results in rotation of the tab about the tab pin beyond the at least one detent.

8. A portable infusion system, comprising:

an infusion device including a reservoir removably coupled to tubing, the tubing further being removably coupled to an infusion set having a cannula; and

a belt clip assembly including

a device retainer having a first retainer, the device retainer further defined to retain a clip pin,

a clip coupled to the device retainer via the clip pin and being rotatable about the clip pin, the clip further defined to retain a tab pin, and

a tab coupled to the clip via the tab pin, the tab being rotatable about the tab pin,

wherein the infusion device is secured to the belt clip assembly via the first retainer and the device retainer is initially rotatable about the clip pin independent of rotation of the clip about the clip pin, such that rotation of the device retainer about the clip pin results in a finite displacement of the tubing.

9. The portable infusion system of claim 8, further comprising a device lock defined on the first retainer, wherein the infusion device is secured to the belt clip assembly via the first retainer and the device lock.

10. The portable infusion system of claim 8, wherein the device retainer further has a second retainer, and wherein the infusion device is secured to the belt clip assembly via the first retainer and the second retainer.

11. The portable infusion system of claim 10, further comprising a device lock defined on the first retainer, wherein the infusion device is secured to the belt clip assembly via the first retainer, the second retainer, and the device lock.

12. The portable infusion system of claim 8, wherein continued rotation of the device retainer about the clip pin results in rotation of the tab about the tab pin.

13. The portable infusion system of claim 12, wherein the clip further includes at least one detent defined to resist rotation of the tab about the tab pin.

14. The portable infusion system of claim 13, wherein the continued rotation of the device retainer about the clip pin results in rotation of the tab about the tab pin beyond the at least one detent.