Injection Site for Injecting Medication

• US 20100140125A1
• Filed: 01/23/2008
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Unomedical A/S
• Original Assignee: Unomedical A/S
• Inventors: Theander, Julie Grundtvig, Mathiasen, Orla
• Application Number:
  US12/524,697
• Publication Number:
  US 20100140125A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/365
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1581 Right-angle needle-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1585 Needle inserters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1587 suitable for being connected to an infusion line after insertion into a patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/02 Access sites
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/158 Needles for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting infusion needles, or for holding them on the body

Abstract

This invention relates to a device such as an injection site or a gateway. The device is placed partly subcutaneously in relation to the patient for as long as e.g. three days and replaces repeated injections by syringes or injection pens. The invention relates to a device for supplying medication comprising a base part (1) and a cannula (4) unreleasably connected to the base part (1). The access opening (6) and at least a part of a through-going opening of the cannula are located in a gate (5) which gate (5) is permanently attached to the base part (1) and movably mounted in relation to the base part (1). The gate (5) has at least one position in which position there is an angle α between a longitudinal central axe (1₂) of the gate (5) and the longitudinal central axis of the cannula (4) and that the angle α is different from 0° and/or 180°.

Claims

1. Device for supplying medication comprising:

a base part having means for securing the base part to the skin of a patient;

a cannula extending from the proximal side of the base part; and

a through-going opening providing access of fluid to the cannula, where the through-going opening has an access opening and provides fluid access to the cannula at an exit opening; and

a gate permanently attached to the base part and movably mounted in relation to the base part, the access opening and at least a part of the through-going opening are located in the gate and the distal end of the cannula is attached to the gate such that the gate and the cannula are fixed in relation to each other.

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the cannula or a fluid tight continuation of the cannula is flexible.

3. Device according to claim 2, wherein the cannula is constructed of a soft material and is provided with a flexible joint close to the exit end of the gate.

4. Device according to claim 1, wherein the through-going opening is provided with means protecting the cannula from the access of micro organisms.

5. Device according to claim 1, wherein a through-going opening of the gate and the through-going opening of the cannula are in direct continuation of each other.

6. Device according to claim 5, wherein the through-going opening of the gate and the through-going opening of the cannula have coincident axes (I₂).

7. Device according to claim 1, wherein the gate is tubular and that the gate can pivot around an axis I₁ positioned in a direction perpendicular to a plane comprising a longitudinal axis I₂ of the gate.

8. Device according to claim 7, wherein the gate can move between an angle α

1 and an angle α

2 by pivoting the gate around the axis I₁, where α

1≧

0 and α

2≦

90.

9. Device according to claim 8, wherein the axis I₁ is positioned below the outer surface of the base part in connection with an exit end of the gate.

10. Device according to claim 8, wherein one of the gate or the base part is provided with rotational-symmetrical protruding parts and the other of the gate or the base part is provided with corresponding or openings positioned at the rotation axis I₁ of the gate.

11. Device according to claim 7, wherein the gate is unreleasably mounted in relation to the base part.

12. Device according to claim 1, wherein the base part comprises an opening in which the cannula can be placed in extension of the gate.

13. Kit comprising:

a device according to claim 1; and

an injection device,

wherein the access opening and the cannula of the base part are placed such that an injection needle can be aligned with both.

14. Kit according to claim 13, wherein the injection device comprises a protected position where the injection needle is positioned inside the base part.

15. Kit according to claim 14, wherein a mounting pad is provided with an opening through which opening the injection needle can pass.

16. Kit according to claim 13, wherein the injection device can be placed in any angle ≦

90 degrees in relation to proximal surface of the base part.

17. Kit according to claim 13, wherein the kit is comprises a packing to ensure sterilized conditions of the kit delivered to the user.