Infusion Device
First Claim
1. An infusion device comprising:
- a body having a body passageway and an outer perimeter;
a cannula having a portion extending from the body, the cannula being positioned such that any portion of the cannula that is above a patient'"'"'s skin when the infusion device is used is positioned within the outer perimeter of the body;
the cannula having a cannula passageway defined by a cannula passageway wall, the cannula passageway wall having an inwardly-tapered portion that will be above the patient'"'"'s skin when the infusion device is used;
a self-sealing septum positioned within the body passageway, the self-sealing septum having a septum top surface, a septum bottom surface, and a bottommost portion, the self-sealing septum being configured such that space above the bottommost portion and below the septum top surface that is occupied by an insertion needle during infusion device insertion is re-occupied by septum material after the insertion needle is removed; and
an inner surface that directly borders open space within the body passageway that is downstream of the septum and upstream of the inwardly-tapered cannula passageway wall portion, the inner surface defining a first inner surface perimeter positioned in a first plane that is perpendicular to an axis centered in the body passageway, the inner surface also defining a second inner surface perimeter positioned in a second plane that is parallel to and downstream of the first plane, the first inner surface perimeter defining a first cross-sectional area, the second inner surface perimeter defining a second cross-sectional area, the first cross-sectional area being greater than the second cross-sectional area.
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Abstract
The disclosures made herein relate to an infusion device specifically adapted for syringe injections. In one embodiment of the disclosures made herein, an infusion device comprises a body including an accessible surface having a single inlet port therein, an engagement surface having a single outlet port therein, a medication delivery channel extending between the single inlet port and the single outlet port, and an identification feature on the accessible surface of the body adjacent to the single inlet port. The single inlet port of the medication delivery channel is tapered thereby forming a funnel-shaped entry into the medication delivery channel. A cannula is coupled to the body at the single outlet port and is adapted for receiving medication from the single outlet port and transmitting the medication therethrough.
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4 Claims
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1. An infusion device comprising:
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a body having a body passageway and an outer perimeter;
a cannula having a portion extending from the body, the cannula being positioned such that any portion of the cannula that is above a patient'"'"'s skin when the infusion device is used is positioned within the outer perimeter of the body;
the cannula having a cannula passageway defined by a cannula passageway wall, the cannula passageway wall having an inwardly-tapered portion that will be above the patient'"'"'s skin when the infusion device is used;
a self-sealing septum positioned within the body passageway, the self-sealing septum having a septum top surface, a septum bottom surface, and a bottommost portion, the self-sealing septum being configured such that space above the bottommost portion and below the septum top surface that is occupied by an insertion needle during infusion device insertion is re-occupied by septum material after the insertion needle is removed; and
an inner surface that directly borders open space within the body passageway that is downstream of the septum and upstream of the inwardly-tapered cannula passageway wall portion, the inner surface defining a first inner surface perimeter positioned in a first plane that is perpendicular to an axis centered in the body passageway, the inner surface also defining a second inner surface perimeter positioned in a second plane that is parallel to and downstream of the first plane, the first inner surface perimeter defining a first cross-sectional area, the second inner surface perimeter defining a second cross-sectional area, the first cross-sectional area being greater than the second cross-sectional area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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