METHOD FOR MOUNTING A USER RELEASABLE SIDE-ATTACH ROTARY INFUSION SET TO AN INFUSION SITE
First Claim
1. A method for mounting an infusion set to an infusion site comprising:
- adhering an infuser base of the insertion set to an infusion site on a user'"'"'s skin;
inserting a cannula cartridge of the infusion set into an opening of the infuser base such that a cannula of the cannula cartridge is subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site;
removeably attaching a hub of the infusion set to a barb of the infuser base such that a hub needle of the hub pierces a self-sealing septum of the cannula cartridge, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub needle to the cannula the infusion site; and
laterally attaching a tube set connector to the hub in a direction perpendicular to the direction of cannula insertion in a user-releasable manner, thus mounting the infusion set to the infusion site,wherein the attachment of the hub to the barb provides for user-controlled three-hundred and sixty (360°
) rotateable engagement between the hub and the barb.
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Abstract
A method for mounting an infusion set to an infusion site includes adhering an infuser base of the insertion set to an infusion site and inserting a cannula cartridge of the infusion set into an opening of the infuser base such that the cannula is subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site. The method also includes subsequently removeably attaching a hub of the infusion set to a barb of the infuser base such that a hub needle of the hub pierces a self-sealing septum of the cannula cartridge, thus creating a fluid pathway from the hub needle to the cannula. Further included in the method is laterally attaching a tube set connector (in a direction perpendicular to the direction of cannula insertion) to the hub in a user-releasable manner, thus mounting the infusion set to the infusion site. In the method, the attachment of the hub to the barb provides for user-controlled three-hundred and sixty (360°) rotateable engagement between the hub and the barb.
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1. A method for mounting an infusion set to an infusion site comprising:
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adhering an infuser base of the insertion set to an infusion site on a user'"'"'s skin; inserting a cannula cartridge of the infusion set into an opening of the infuser base such that a cannula of the cannula cartridge is subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site; removeably attaching a hub of the infusion set to a barb of the infuser base such that a hub needle of the hub pierces a self-sealing septum of the cannula cartridge, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub needle to the cannula the infusion site; and laterally attaching a tube set connector to the hub in a direction perpendicular to the direction of cannula insertion in a user-releasable manner, thus mounting the infusion set to the infusion site, wherein the attachment of the hub to the barb provides for user-controlled three-hundred and sixty (360°
) rotateable engagement between the hub and the barb. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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