Analyte Monitoring and Fluid Dispensing System
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Abstract
Disclosed is a skin adherable device for delivering therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient. The device includes a monitoring apparatus, a dispensing apparatus, and a tip for delivering the therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient and for monitoring bodily analyte in the body of the patient. The dispensing apparatus may continuously deliver the therapeutic fluid to the body of the patient and the monitoring apparatus may continuously monitor bodily analytes of the patient.
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52 Claims
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29. A system for delivering a therapeutic fluid into the body of a patient and for sensing one or more body analytes, the system comprising:
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a subcutaneously insertable tip including; a cannula configured for subcutaneous placement within a body of a patient, at least one electrode for interacting with one or more body analytes in subcutaneous tissue of a patient and generating a signal representative of a concentration of the one or more body analytes in the body, the at least one electrode being coupled to the cannula, and at least one cannula electrical connector being in electrical communication with the at least one electrode; a reusable part including; at least a portion of a pump, a processor capable of processing the signal for determining the concentration of the one or more body analytes, and at least one reusable part electrical connector being in electrical communication with the processor; a disposable part including; a reservoir containing a therapeutic fluid, and an outlet port for enabling flow of the therapeutic fluid from the reservoir to the cannula; and a skin securable cradle having a well for receiving the subcutaneously insertable tip; wherein; upon coupling of the reusable part to the disposable part and connection thereof to the cradle; electrical communication is established between the at least one electrode and the processor via the at least one cannula electrical connector and the at least one reusable part electrical connector, and the pump delivers the therapeutic fluid from the reservoir to the body through the cannula. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for delivering a therapeutic fluid into the body of a patient and for sensing one or more body analytes, the system comprising:
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a subcutaneously insertable tip including; a cannula configured for subcutaneous placement within a body of a patient, at least one electrode for interacting with one or more body analytes in subcutaneous tissue of a patient and generating a signal representative of a concentration of the one or more body analytes in the body, the at least one electrode being coupled to the cannula, and at least one cannula electrical connector being in electrical communication with the at least one electrode; a therapeutic fluid delivery device having a processor capable of processing the signal for determining the concentration of the one or more body analytes, and at least one electrical connector being in electrical communication with the processor; and a skin securable cradle having a well for receiving the subcutaneously insertable tip; wherein; electrical communication is established between the at least one electrode and the processor via the at least one cannula electrical connector and the at least one electrical connector of the device upon connection thereof to the cradle, and the pump delivers the therapeutic fluid from the reservoir to the body through the cannula.
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52. A method for delivering a therapeutic fluid into the body of a patient and for sensing one or more body analytes, the method comprising:
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providing a system for delivering a therapeutic fluid into the body of a patient and for sensing one or more body analytes, the system comprising; a subcutaneously insertable tip including; a cannula configured for subcutaneous placement within a body of a patient, at least one electrode for interacting with one or more body analytes in subcutaneous tissue of a patient and generating a signal representative of a concentration of the one or more body analytes in the body, the at least one electrode being coupled to the cannula, and at least one cannula electrical connector being in electrical communication with the at least one electrode; a therapeutic fluid delivery device having a processor capable of processing the signal for determining the concentration of the one or more body analytes, and at least one electrical connector being in electrical communication with the processor; and a skin securable cradle having a well for receiving the subcutaneously insertable tip; establishing electrical communication between the at least one electrode and the processor via the at least one cannula electrical connector and the at least one electrical connector of the device upon connection thereof to the cradle, and delivering therapeutic fluid from the reservoir to the body through the cannula by action of the pump.
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