DISPOSABLE INFUSION DEVICE FACILITATING TISSUE FOLD FORMATION FOR CANNULA DEPLOYMENT AND METHOD
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Abstract
A device and method facilitates the forming of a skin fold during deployment of a cannula. The device may be a disposable infusion device and the method comprises adhering, to a skin surface, a base member having a port for receiving a cannula, forming a skin fold having skin surfaces sloping away from opposite sides of the base member, driving a cannula through the port of the base member while maintaining the skin fold, and releasing the skin fold. To facilitate the forming of the skin fold, the device comprises a base having a base surface and a flexible layer member. The flexible layer member has a first surface adjacent the base surface and a second surface adapted to be adhered to a patient'"'"'s skin. The first surface has a first portion adhered to a portion of the base surface and a second portion adherable to the base surface.
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19 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A method of deploying a cannula of a disposable infusion device, comprising:
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adhering, to a skin surface, a base member having a port for receiving a cannula; forming a skin fold having skin surfaces sloping away from opposite sides of the base member; driving a cannula through the port of the base member while maintaining the skin fold; and releasing the skin fold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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