Disposable infusion device with linear peristaltic pump
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1. A wearable infusion device comprising:
- a base that contacts a patient'"'"'s skin;
a reservoir arranged to contain 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; and
a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit.
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Abstract
A wearable infusion device delivers a liquid medicant, such as insulin, to a patient. The infusion device comprises a base that contacts a patient'"'"'s skin and a reservoir arranged to contain 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 includes a flexible conduit communicating with the outlet of the reservoir and a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit.
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42 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 contain 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; and a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wearable infusion device comprising:
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a base that contacts a patient'"'"'s skin; a reservoir arranged to contain 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 peristaltic pump that acts upon the conduit to cause the medicant to flow down the conduit; and a pair of actuator buttons, which, when concurrently pressed, cause the peristaltic pump to act upon the conduit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A wearable infusion device comprising:
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a base that contacts a patient'"'"'s skin; a reservoir arranged to contain a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient'"'"'s skin, the reservoir having an outlet through which the medicant flows; a conduit communicating with the outlet of the reservoir; a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit; and a pair of actuator buttons coupled to the pump which, when concurrently pressed, cause the pump to cause the medicant to flow down the conduit. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A wearable infusion device comprising:
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a base that contacts a patient'"'"'s skin, the base including an adhesive adhereable to the patient'"'"'s skin; a reservoir arranged to contain a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient'"'"'s skin, the reservoir having an outlet through which the medicant flows; a conduit communicating with the outlet of the reservoir; a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit; and first and second members, the second member overlying the base adhesive and the first member overlying the second tab member, the second member having an antiseptic material therein, the first member being removable from the second member to expose the antiseptic material and the second member being removable from the base to expose the adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A wearable infusion device comprising:
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a base that contacts a patient'"'"'s skin; a reservoir arranged to contain a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient'"'"'s skin, the reservoir having an outlet through which the medicant flows; a conduit communicating with the outlet of the reservoir; a pump that causes the medicant to flow down the conduit; a housing covering the base that encloses the reservoir, the conduit, and the pump, wherein the housing has an outer surface, and at least one actuator button coupled to the pump which, when pressed, causes the pump to cause the medicant to flow down the conduit, the at least one actuator button having an actuation surface separated from the housing outer surface to render the actuator button tactilely detectable. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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