Low profile components for patient infusion device
First Claim
1. A device for delivering fluid to a patient, comprising:
- a reservoir;
a dispenser for causing fluid to flow from the reservoir;
a local processor connected to the dispenser and programmed to cause a flow of fluid from the reservoir based solely on flow instructions from a separate, remote control device;
a power supply connected to the local processor; and
a housing containing the reservoir, the dispenser, the local processor, the power supply and the wireless receiver;
wherein at least two of the reservoir, the dispenser and the power supply are vertically stacked within the housing and at least one of the dispenser and the power supply has a horizontal cross-sectional area that is greater than fifty percent of a cross-sectional area of the housing.
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Abstract
A device for delivering fluid to a patient, including a reservoir, a dispenser for causing fluid to flow from the reservoir, a local processor connected to the dispenser and programmed to cause a flow of fluid from the reservoir based solely on flow instructions from a separate, remote control device, a power supply connected to the local processor, a wireless receiver connected to the local processor for receiving the flow instructions from a separate, remote control device and delivering the flow instructions to the local processor, and a housing containing the reservoir, the dispenser, the local processor, the power supply and the wireless receiver. At least two of the reservoir, the dispenser and the power supply are vertically stacked within the housing and at least one of the dispenser and the power supply has a horizontal cross-sectional area that is greater than fifty percent of a cross-sectional area of the housing.
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80 Claims
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1. A device for delivering fluid to a patient, comprising:
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a reservoir;
a dispenser for causing fluid to flow from the reservoir;
a local processor connected to the dispenser and programmed to cause a flow of fluid from the reservoir based solely on flow instructions from a separate, remote control device;
a power supply connected to the local processor; and
a housing containing the reservoir, the dispenser, the local processor, the power supply and the wireless receiver;
wherein at least two of the reservoir, the dispenser and the power supply are vertically stacked within the housing and at least one of the dispenser and the power supply has a horizontal cross-sectional area that is greater than fifty percent of a cross-sectional area of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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