Cover

• US 20060041224A1
• Filed: 09/09/2005
• Published: 02/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unomedical A/S
• Original Assignee: Unomedical A/S
• Inventors: Jensen, Soren
• Granted Patent: US 7,481,794 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/93.10
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1587 suitable for being connected to an infusion line after insertion into a patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/158 Needles for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting infusion needles, or for holding them on the body

Abstract

A cover (101) for being located on an infusion device, which cover (101) comprises an upper plate element (103) with an upper face (104) and a lower face (105) oriented towards the upper face of the infusion device, wherein the lower face (105) of the plate element (103) comprises attachment means (106), which means cooperate with elements on the infusion device. Hereby the risk of bacteria and soil collected thereon penetrating into the construction, is reduced considerably, and likewise the cover yields a smoother surface with an ensuing minimisation of the risk of the infusion device being torn off.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. An infusion device and cover combination comprising:

an infusion device including a cannula housing;

at least one cannula extending from said cannula housing; and

a connector hub, said connector hub being releasably connectable with said cannula housing, at least one of said connector hub and said cannula housing defining at least one recess opening on said infusion device; and

a cover, said cover comprising;

a plate element defining at least one protrusion extending therefrom, said protrusion adapted for removable insertion into said at least one recess opening on said infusion device;

wherein said cover further comprises an upper face and a lower face, said at least one protrusion extending from said lower face of said cover and said lower face of said cover being oriented towards an upper face of said infusion device.

11. The infusion device and cover combination of claim 10 wherein said protrusion removably attaches to said cannula housing.

12. The infusion device and cover combination of claim 10 wherein said protrusion removably attaches to said connector hub.

13. The infusion device and cover combination of claim 10 wherein said cover comprises a pluratity of protrusions removably attachable to said infusion device.

14. The infusion device and cover combination of claim 10 wherein said at least one recess opening is located on a top face of said infusion device.

16. The infusion device and cover combination of claim 10 wherein said at least one protrusion further comprises a pair of protruding plate elements.

15. An infusion device and cover combination comprising:

an infusion device including a cannula housing;

at least one cannula extending from said cannula housing; and

a connector hub, said connector hub being releasably connectable with said cannula housing, at least one of said connector hub and said cannula housing defining at least one recess opening on said infusion device; and

a cover, said cover comprising;

a plate element defining at least one protrusion extending therefrom, said protrusion adapted for removable insertion into said at least one recess opening on said infusion device;

wherein said at least one recess opening further comprises at least a pair of openings formed by both said connector hub and said cannula housing.

17. A cover, suitable for being detachably mounted on an infusion device of the kind comprising a cannula housing, at least one cannula extending from said cannula housing, and a connector hub which is interconnectable with said cannula housing, said cover comprising an upper plate element with an upper face and a lower face, said lower face of said cover being oriented towards an upper face of said infusion device when said cover is mounted on said infusion device, wherein the lower face of the plate element comprises attachment means, said attachment means cooperating with elements of the cannula housing or the connector hub of the infusion device when said cover is mounted on said infusion device.

18. The cover according to claim 17, wherein the cover further comprises a flange that forms a first angle in relation to the upper plate and is connected thereto.

19. The cover according to claim 18, wherein a face of the flange facing towards outer side faces of the infusion device is congruent therewith.

20. The cover according to claim 18, wherein an expanse of the upper plate element is smaller than an expanse of an upper face of the infusion device, and wherein the flange extends partially around side faces of the infusion device.

21. The cover according to claim 17, wherein the attachment means are male parts.

22. The cover according to claim 17, wherein the attachment means further comprise at least two protruding partially cylindrical elements located at a first mutual distance.

23. The cover according to claim 17 wherein the attachment means further comprise at least two protruding plate elements located at a second mutual distance.

24. The cover according to claim 23, wherein the protruding plate elements comprise rectangular plate-shaped elements, said rectangular elements extending perpendicularly to said lower face.

25. The cover according to claim 23, wherein each of the protruding plate elements further comprises a concave delimiting edge and concave side face.

26. The cover according to claim 17, wherein the cover covers at least partially a connection between the cannula housing and the connector hub of the infusion device.

27. The cover according to claim 17, wherein the attachment means cooperate with elements on the cannula housing.

28. The cover according to claim 17, wherein the attachment means cooperate with elements of the cannula housing and the connector hub of the infusion device when the cover is mounted on the infusion device.