RESERVOIR CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. An apparatus for connecting a reservoir having a septum to a conduit, the apparatus comprising:
- a reservoir engagement member comprising a plurality of arms, a plurality of tabs or a cylindrical fitting;
a piercing member coupleable to the conduit;
a connector for connecting the apparatus to the conduit, wherein the connector comprises an open-ended cylindrical member;
the apparatus includes a housing engagement member comprising a tab or a thread disposed on the apparatus and adapted to engage an apparatus engagement member on a housing of a medication infusion pump so that the apparatus can be releasably secured within the housing of the medication infusion pump upon rotation of the apparatus by a user; and
the housing engagement member is positioned on the apparatus so that the reservoir is disposed within the housing of the medication infusion pump when the apparatus is secured within the housing.
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump are provided. A base is provided which is adapted to receive a reservoir and engage a cap. A piercing member, such as a needle, is disposed in the interior of the cap in such a manner that the needle is separated from the reservoir septum when the base is in a first detent position, and the needle pierces a reservoir septum when the base is in a second detent position. When the reservoir, the base and the cap are connected to form an integrated unit, this unit is then capable of being inserted and secured in the infusion pump housing. In some embodiments, an integral connector couples directly to the reservoir.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for connecting a reservoir having a septum to a conduit, the apparatus comprising:
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a reservoir engagement member comprising a plurality of arms, a plurality of tabs or a cylindrical fitting; a piercing member coupleable to the conduit; a connector for connecting the apparatus to the conduit, wherein the connector comprises an open-ended cylindrical member; the apparatus includes a housing engagement member comprising a tab or a thread disposed on the apparatus and adapted to engage an apparatus engagement member on a housing of a medication infusion pump so that the apparatus can be releasably secured within the housing of the medication infusion pump upon rotation of the apparatus by a user; and the housing engagement member is positioned on the apparatus so that the reservoir is disposed within the housing of the medication infusion pump when the apparatus is secured within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for connecting a reservoir having a septum to a conduit, the apparatus comprising:
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a reservoir engagement member adapted to engage the reservoir having the septum; a piercing member coupleable to the conduit; a connector for connecting the apparatus to the conduit, wherein the connector comprises an open-ended cylindrical member formed about an axis around which the connector rotates to releasably secure the connector within a housing of a medication infusion pump, the axis being perpendicular to a plane defined by the circumference of the connector; a housing engagement member comprising a tab or a thread adapted to engage an apparatus engagement member on the housing of the medication infusion pump so that the apparatus can be releasably secured within the housing of the medication infusion pump upon rotation of the connector by a user;
whereinthe housing engagement member is disposed on the exterior of the apparatus and positioned on the apparatus so that the reservoir is disposed within the housing of the medication infusion pump when the apparatus is secured within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of connecting a reservoir having a septum to a fluid conduit, comprising the steps of:
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releasably coupling an apparatus to the reservoir having the septum, the apparatus comprising; a reservoir engagement member comprising a plurality of arms, a plurality of tabs or a cylindrical fitting; a piercing member coupleable to the fluid conduit; a connector for connecting the apparatus to the fluid conduit, wherein the connector comprises an open-ended cylindrical member; a housing engagement member comprising a tab or a thread disposed on the apparatus and adapted to engage an apparatus engagement member on a housing of a medication infusion pump so that the apparatus is adapted to be releasably secured within the housing of the medication infusion pump upon rotation of the apparatus by a user; engaging the housing engagement member with the housing of the medication infusion pump and rotating the apparatus so as to secure the apparatus within the housing, wherein the reservoir is disposed within the housing of the medication infusion pump when the apparatus is secured within the housing; so that the reservoir having the septum is connected to the fluid conduit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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