DISPOSABLE INFUSION DEVICE WITH CANNULA PORT COVER

• US 20090326454A1
• Filed: 06/26/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc. (CeQur SA)
• Original Assignee: Calibra Medical, Inc. (CeQur SA)
• Inventors: Cross, Brett, Marsot, Travis, Carter, Brett J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,128,597 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/151
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1402 Priming
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1585 Needle inserters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/273 preventing reuse, e.g. of disposables
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14216 Reciprocating piston type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1424 Manually operated pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14248 of the skin patch type

Abstract

A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a body arranged to be adhered to a patient'"'"'s skin and to receive a cannula to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin, a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient, and a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the cannula for delivery to the patient. The body has a port aligned with the cannula that permits the cannula to assume a deployed position to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin. The device further comprises a cover that blocks the port to preclude direct access to the cannula through the port after deployment.

Claims

1. A disposable wearable infusion device comprising:

a body arranged to be adhered to a patient'"'"'s skin and to receive a cannula to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin;

a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient;

a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the cannula for delivery to the patient,

the body having a port aligned with the cannula and enabling the cannula to assume a deployed position to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin; and

a cover that blocks the port to preclude direct access to the cannula through the port after deployment.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the cover blocks the port subsequent to deployment of the cannula.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the covers blocks the port as a response to deployment of the cannula.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the cannula is arranged to be deployed with a drive needle that extends through the port and carries the cannula into the deployed position and wherein the cover is arranged to block the port upon withdrawal of the needle from the port after deployment of the cannula.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the port cover is arranged to be held away from the port by the needle prior to cannula deployment.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the port cover is formed of resilient material and is arranged to spring over and block the port responsive to the drive needle being withdrawn from the port.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the device body includes a cavity, and wherein the device further includes a cannula carrier including the port, wherein the cannula carrier is arranged to be received within the device cavity when the cannula is deployed, and wherein the cannula carrier includes the cover.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the cannula is arranged to be deployed with a drive needle that carries the cannula carrier and the cannula into the deployed position and wherein the cover is arranged to block the port upon withdrawal of the needle from the cannula carrier after deployment of the cannula.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the port cover is arranged to be displaced from the port by the needle prior to cannula deployment.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the port cover is formed of resilient material and is arranged to spring over and block the port responsive to the drive needle being withdrawn from the port.

11. A disposable wearable infusion device comprising:

a body arranged to be adhered to a patient'"'"'s skin, the body having a cavity;

a cannula assembly deployed within the device body and including a cannula carrier received within the body cavity and a cannula extending from the carrier to being beneath the patient'"'"'s skin, wherein the cannula carrier includes a port aligned with the cannula that facilitates deployment of the cannula assembly;

a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient;

a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the cannula for delivery to the patient, and

a port cover that blocks the port to preclude direct access to the cannula through the port after deployment.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the cannula carrier includes the port cover.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the cannula is arranged to be deployed with a drive needle that extends through the port and carries the cannula carrier and the cannula into the deployed position and wherein the cover is arranged to block the port upon withdrawal of the needle from the cannula carrier after deployment of the cannula.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the port cover is arranged to be displaced from the port by the needle prior to cannula deployment.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the port cover is formed of resilient material and is arranged to spring over and block the port responsive to the drive needle being withdrawn from the port.

16. A cannula assembly for use within a disposable infusion device, comprising:

a cannula carrier received within the body cavity;

a cannula extending from carrier for being beneath the patient'"'"'s skin, wherein the cannula carrier includes a port aligned with the cannula that facilitate deployment of the cannula assembly within the device; and

a port cover that blocks the port to preclude direct access to the cannula through the port after deployment.

17. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the cannula assembly is arranged to be deployed with a drive needle that extends through the port and carries the cannula carrier and the cannula into the deployed position within the infusion device, and wherein the cover is arranged to block the port upon withdrawal of the needle from the cannula carrier after deployment of the cannula assembly.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the port cover is arranged to be displaced from the port by the needle prior to cannula deployment.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the port cover is formed of resilient material and is arranged to spring over and block the port responsive to the drive needle being withdrawn from the port.