Medicine delivery device with restricted access filling port
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1. A patch pump system comprising:
- a patch pump device comprising;
a filling port, anda shutter proximate the filling port movable about a pin between a closed position and an open position and adapted to prevent access to the filling port in the closed position, wherein the shutter comprises;
a central portion and at least one wing portion extending therefrom, wherein the at least one wing portion is configured to prevent access to the filling port in the closed position, andan opening disposed in the central portion, wherein the opening is configured to receive the pin therein; and
a filling adapter configured to be locked to the filling port and to move the shutter from the closed position to the open position, wherein the filling adapter comprises;
a first portion and a second portion,a rim disposed about the second portion, anda protrusion disposed on the rim, wherein the protrusion is configured to engage the opening of the central portion of the shutter to rotate the shutter about the pin from the closed position to the open position upon rotation of the filling adapter.
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Abstract
A disposable patch pump may be provided with a filling adapter, to ensure filling by an authorized user. The adapter mates with the pump and a source of medicament, such as an insulin vial, to prevent filling the pump directly with a conventional syringe. The adapter and/or pump filling port may be configured with a frangible element, to limit the system to single use.
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1. A patch pump system comprising:
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a patch pump device comprising; a filling port, and a shutter proximate the filling port movable about a pin between a closed position and an open position and adapted to prevent access to the filling port in the closed position, wherein the shutter comprises; a central portion and at least one wing portion extending therefrom, wherein the at least one wing portion is configured to prevent access to the filling port in the closed position, and an opening disposed in the central portion, wherein the opening is configured to receive the pin therein; and a filling adapter configured to be locked to the filling port and to move the shutter from the closed position to the open position, wherein the filling adapter comprises; a first portion and a second portion, a rim disposed about the second portion, and a protrusion disposed on the rim, wherein the protrusion is configured to engage the opening of the central portion of the shutter to rotate the shutter about the pin from the closed position to the open position upon rotation of the filling adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of filling a patch pump device, the method including the steps of:
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coupling a first end of a first portion of a filling adapter to a medicament container; locking a second end of a second portion of the filling adapter to a filling port on a patch pump device to rotate a shutter proximate the filling port about a pin from a closed position preventing access to the filing port to an open position allowing access to the filling port, wherein the shutter comprises; a central portion and at least one wing portion extending therefrom, wherein the at least one wing portion is configured to prevent access to the filling port in the closed position, and an opening disposed in the central portion, wherein the opening is configured to receive the pin therein; engaging a protrusion disposed on a rim of the second portion with the opening of the central portion of the shutter to rotate the shutter from the closed position to the open position upon rotation of the filling adapter; and filling a reservoir of the patch pump device with medicament from the medicament container via the filling port. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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