Disposable infusion device with automatic unlocking mechanism
First Claim
1. A wearable infusion device comprising:
- a base that contacts a patient'"'"'s skin;
a reservoir arranged to be filled with a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient'"'"'s skin, the reservoir having an outlet through which the medicant flows;
a flexible conduit communicating with the outlet of the reservoir;
a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit;
an actuator that performs a function related to the operation of the device; and
an enable mechanism that enables the actuator in response to the filling of the reservoir with the liquid medicant.
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Abstract
A wearable infusion device delivers a liquid medicant to a patient. The infusion device comprises a base that contacts a patient'"'"'s skin and a reservoir arranged to be filled with a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient'"'"'s skin. The reservoir has an outlet through which the medicant flows. The infusion device further comprises a flexible conduit communicating with the outlet of the reservoir, a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit, an actuator that performs a function related to the operation of the device, and an enable mechanism that enables the actuator in response to the filling of the reservoir with the liquid medicant.
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18 Claims
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1. A wearable infusion device comprising:
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a base that contacts a patient'"'"'s skin; a reservoir arranged to be filled with a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient'"'"'s skin, the reservoir having an outlet through which the medicant flows; a flexible conduit communicating with the outlet of the reservoir; a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit; an actuator that performs a function related to the operation of the device; and an enable mechanism that enables the actuator in response to the filling of the reservoir with the liquid medicant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wearable infusion device comprising:
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a base that contacts a patient'"'"'s skin; a reservoir arranged to be filled with a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient'"'"'s skin, the reservoir having an outlet through which the medicant flows and being expanded upon being filled with the liquid medicant; a flexible conduit communicating with the outlet of the reservoir; a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit; an actuator that performs a function related to the operation of the device; and an enable mechanism that enables the actuator in response to expansion of the reservoir when the reservoir is filled with the liquid medicant. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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