Skin Securable Drug Delivery Device with a Shock Absorbing Protective Shield

• US 20110202005A1
• Filed: 10/11/2009
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations Incorporated (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Yodfat, Ofer, Gescheit, Illai
• Granted Patent: US 8,632,497 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/151
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14264 with means for compensating influence from the environment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1413 Modular systems comprising interconnecting elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14248 of the skin patch type

Abstract

Elements are provided for absorbing shock, pressure, impact and/or other external forces exerted upon a therapeutic fluid delivery device during use to protect the device from physical and internal damage and, thereby, according to some embodiments, maintain (for example) regulated and continuous administration of therapeutic fluid into the body.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A skin securable fluid dispensing system for regulated delivery of a therapeutic fluid into a body, the system comprising:

a cradle configured for adhesion to a cutaneous region of the body;

a therapeutic fluid delivery device including a pump and a reservoir configured for removable attachment to the cradle; and

at least one shock absorber positioned among the cradle and the therapeutic fluid delivery device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one shock absorber comprises one or more pads provided by at least one of the cradle and the therapeutic fluid delivery device.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one shock absorber comprises one or more elastic members and/or is supported by one or more elastic members provided on at least one of the cradle and the therapeutic fluid delivery device.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one shock absorber comprises one or more elastic gaskets located along the periphery of at least one of the cradle and the therapeutic fluid delivery device.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the cradle includes at least one opening such that a surface of the therapeutic fluid delivery device contacts, at least in part, the cutaneous region of the body when the cradle is adhered to the cutaneous region of the body and the therapeutic fluid delivery device is attached to the cradle.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one shock absorber comprises one or more pads provided at or adjacent an outlet port of the therapeutic fluid delivery device.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one shock absorber comprises one or more of an elastomeric material and a spring.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more pads comprise one or more of an elastomeric material and a spring.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one shock absorber is removably coupled to at least one of the cradle and the therapeutic fluid delivery device.

23. The system of claim 14, wherein the therapeutic fluid delivery device comprises:

a disposable part comprising the reservoir; and

a reusable part comprising at least a portion of the pump;

wherein the reusable part is detachably connectable to the disposable part.

24. The system of claim 14, wherein the therapeutic fluid delivery device further comprises one or more buttons for controlling operation of the therapeutic fluid delivery device.

25. The system of claim 14, further comprising a remote control for controlling operation of the therapeutic fluid delivery device.

26. The system of claim 20, wherein the elastomeric material comprises rubber and/or silicon.

27. The system of claim 14, wherein the therapeutic fluid comprises insulin.

28. The system of claim 14, wherein the therapeutic fluid delivery device and the cradle include a connection means enabling disconnection and reconnection of the therapeutic fluid delivery device from and to the cradle.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the connection means includes at least one latch located at the therapeutic fluid delivery device and at least one corresponding groove located at the cradle.

30. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one shock absorber is configured to buffer physical contact between the therapeutic fluid delivery device and the cradle.

31. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one shock absorber is configured to absorb external forces exerted by interaction between the therapeutic fluid delivery device and the cradle.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the external forces include one or more of:

shock, pressure and impact.

33. A skin securable fluid dispensing system for regulated delivery of a therapeutic fluid into a body, the system comprising:

a cradle configured for adhesion to a cutaneous region of the body;

a therapeutic fluid delivery device including a pump and reservoir configured for removable attachment to the cradle;

wherein the cradle includes at least one opening to allow contact between a surface of the therapeutic fluid delivery device and the cutaneous region of the body when the cradle is adhered to the cutaneous region of the body and the therapeutic fluid delivery device is attached to the cradle.