Infusion Device Having Offset Flow Path
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1. An infusion device, comprising:
- a housing;
an infusion cannula extending downwardly away from the housing and capable of receiving an insertion needle;
a septum disposed in the housing;
a passageway under said septum and in fluid communication with said cannula and;
an infusion needle insertable through the septum, the infusion needle capable of penetrating the septum and entering said passageway thereby forming a flow path between the infusion needle and the infusion cannula and wherein the infusion cannula and the infusion needle are aligned on separate non identical axes.
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Abstract
An infusion device, including: a housing; an infusion cannula extending downwardly away from the housing and capable of receiving an insertion needle; a septum disposed in the housing; a passageway under said septum and in fluid communication with said cannula; and, an infusion needle insertable through the septum, the infusion needle capable of penetrating the septum and entering said passageway thereby forming a flow path between the infusion needle and the infusion cannula and wherein the infusion cannula and the infusion needle are aligned on separate non identical axes.
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17 Claims
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1. An infusion device, comprising:
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a housing;
an infusion cannula extending downwardly away from the housing and capable of receiving an insertion needle;
a septum disposed in the housing;
a passageway under said septum and in fluid communication with said cannula and;
an infusion needle insertable through the septum, the infusion needle capable of penetrating the septum and entering said passageway thereby forming a flow path between the infusion needle and the infusion cannula and wherein the infusion cannula and the infusion needle are aligned on separate non identical axes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of infusing fluid into a patient, comprising:
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positioning an infusion housing, having a passageway, against a patient'"'"'s skin, such that an infusion cannula extends downwardly away from the infusion housing penetrates the patient'"'"'s skin along a first axis, thereby providing a pathway for infusate into the patient; and
inserting an infusion needle into the housing along an axis adjacent, but not identitical with said first axis; and
causing infusate to pass through said insertion needle, into said passageway and then into said infusion cannula - View Dependent Claims (17)
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