Multi-cartridge fluid delivery device

• US 10,493,199 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2017
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mannkind Corporation
• Original Assignee: Valeritas, Inc. (Zealand Pharma A/S)
• Inventors: Gonnelli, Robert R., Levesque, Steven F., Nardi, Ronald V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Flick, Jason E
• Application Number:
  US15/597,981
• Publication Number:
  US 20180028743A1
• Time in Patent Office: 930 Days
• Field of Search: 604152
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1407 Infusion of two or more substances
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14526 the piston being actuated by fluid pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1454 spring-actuated, e.g. by a clockwork
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16827 controlling delivery of multiple fluids, e.g. sequencing, mixing or via separate flow-paths infusion of multiple fluids without using a controller A61M5/1407
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/32 Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub infusion needles A61M5/158; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body A61M5/42, A61M5/46 take precedence; guide needles for catheters A61M25/065; Devices for protection of needles apparatus specially adapted for cleaning or sterilising needles A61M5/001
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3298 Needles arranged in parallel
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/10 for hyperglycaemia, e.g. antidiabetics

Abstract

A fluid delivery device for administering a first medicament and a second medicament includes a first fluid reservoir configured to contain the first medicament and a second fluid reservoir configured to contain the second medicament. The fluid delivery device may include one or more basal drive mechanisms to provide a basal delivery of one or more of the first and second medicaments. The fluid delivery device may further include one or more bolus drive mechanisms to provide a bolus delivery of one or more of the first and second medicaments.

Claims

1. A fluid delivery device for administering a first medicament and a second medicament, the fluid delivery device comprising:

a housing;

a first fluid reservoir configured to contain the first medicament within the housing;

a second fluid reservoir configured to contain the second medicament within the housing;

a needle having a first end and a second end, the first end split into a first uptake arm and a second uptake arm;

a bolus drive mechanism;

a first bolus pump chamber including a hydraulic fluid and coupled between the bolus drive mechanism and the first fluid reservoir; and

a second bolus pump chamber including a hydraulic fluid and coupled between the bolus drive mechanism and the second fluid reservoir,

wherein the needle is fluidly isolated from the first fluid reservoir and the second fluid reservoir in an un-activated position, an end of the first uptake arm extending into the first fluid reservoir and an end of the second uptake arm extending into the second fluid reservoir to fluidly couple the needle with the first and second fluid reservoirs in an activated position, and the second end extending from the housing in the activated position.

2. The fluid delivery device of claim 1 further comprising:

a needle cover button extending from the housing and coupled to the needle.

3. The fluid delivery device of claim 1, wherein the needle is fluidly isolated from the first fluid reservoir and the second fluid reservoir in an initial position.

4. The fluid delivery device of claim 1, wherein the bolus drive mechanism includes a ratchet.

5. The fluid delivery device of claim 1, wherein the ends of the first and second uptake arms and the second end of the needle each point in the same direction.

6. The fluid delivery device of claim 5, wherein the second end of the needle includes a delivery arm that is generally parallel to the first and second uptake arms, wherein the first and second uptake arms are coupled to the delivery arm by first and second transverse arms respectively.

7. The fluid delivery device of claim 6, wherein the first and second transverse arms are generally parallel to one another, extend in opposite directions from the delivery arm, and are generally perpendicular to the delivery arm and first and second uptake arms.

8. The fluid delivery device of claim 7, wherein the ends of the first and second uptake arms and the second end of the needle each include a pointed tip.

9. The fluid delivery device of claim 8, wherein the pointed tips of the first and second uptake arms each pierce through a septum when the needle is transitioned from the un-activated position to the activated position.

10. The fluid delivery device of claim 2, wherein depressing the needle cover button towards the housing transitions the needle from the un-activated position to the activated position.