USER-RELEASABLE SIDE-ATTACH ROTARY INFUSION SET
First Claim
1. An infusion set comprising:
- an infuser base that includes;
an adhesive pad configured for removably adhering the infuser base to an infusion site on a user'"'"'s skin;
a barb; and
an infuser base opening therethrough;
a cannula cartridge that includes;
a cannula for subcutaneous insertion into the infusion site;
a cannula cartridge self-sealing septum;
a hub configured for removable and user-controlled three hundred and sixty degree (360°
) rotateable engagement with the barb of the infuser base, the hub including;
a hub needle for piercing the self-sealing septum of the cannula cartridge, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub, through the hub needle to the cannula of the cannula cartridge;
a hub self-sealing septum; and
a tube set connector configured for user releasable lateral attachment to the hub that includes;
a connector module configured for user-releasable attachment to the hub;
a tube set connector needle for piercing the hub self-sealing septum, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the tube set connector needle to the hub; and
a flexible tube in fluid communication with the tube set connector needle;
wherein the cannula cartridge is configured for insertion into the infuser base opening with the cannula being subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site in a direction essentially perpendicular to the insertion site user'"'"'s skin; and
wherein the user-releasable lateral attachment of the tube set connector is in a direction perpendicular to the direction of cannula insertion.
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Abstract
An infusion set includes an infuser base, a cannula cartridge, a hub and a tube set connector. The infuser base includes an adhesive pad for removably adhering the infuser base to an infusion site, an infuser base opening and a barb. The cannula cartridge includes a cannula for subcutaneous insertion into the infusion site and a cannula cartridge self-sealing septum. The hub is configured for removable and user-controlled three hundred and sixty degree (360°) rotateable engagement with the barb. The hub includes a hub needle for piercing the self-sealing septum, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub needle to the cannula of the cannula cartridge, and a hub self-sealing septum. The cannula cartridge is configured for insertion into the infuser base opening with the cannula being subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site. The tube set connector includes a connector module configured for user-releasable attachment to the hub in a direction perpendicular to the direction of cannula insertion, a tube set connector needle for piercing the hub self-sealing septum, and a flexible tube in fluid communication with the tube set connector needle.
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11 Claims
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1. An infusion set comprising:
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an infuser base that includes; an adhesive pad configured for removably adhering the infuser base to an infusion site on a user'"'"'s skin; a barb; and an infuser base opening therethrough; a cannula cartridge that includes; a cannula for subcutaneous insertion into the infusion site; a cannula cartridge self-sealing septum; a hub configured for removable and user-controlled three hundred and sixty degree (360°
) rotateable engagement with the barb of the infuser base, the hub including;a hub needle for piercing the self-sealing septum of the cannula cartridge, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub, through the hub needle to the cannula of the cannula cartridge; a hub self-sealing septum; and a tube set connector configured for user releasable lateral attachment to the hub that includes; a connector module configured for user-releasable attachment to the hub; a tube set connector needle for piercing the hub self-sealing septum, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the tube set connector needle to the hub; and a flexible tube in fluid communication with the tube set connector needle; wherein the cannula cartridge is configured for insertion into the infuser base opening with the cannula being subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site in a direction essentially perpendicular to the insertion site user'"'"'s skin; and wherein the user-releasable lateral attachment of the tube set connector is in a direction perpendicular to the direction of cannula insertion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. The infusion set of 4 wherein the indentations are circular and the projections are hemispherical in shape.
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