CONNECTION AND ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A medical device for treating a user, the medical device comprising:
- a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user;
a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion;
a plurality of electrical contacts provided on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the plurality of electrical contacts including a set of main electrical contacts and at least one other electrical contact;
a shorting mechanism provided on the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the shorting mechanism for interacting with the set of main electrical contacts;
a magnetic source having at least one of a certain magnetic field and a certain magnetic strength provided on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; and
electronic circuitry configured to provide a first signal when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together, the shorting mechanism interacts with the set of main electrical contacts of the plurality of electrical contacts, and the sensor detects at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source;
the electronic circuitry further configured to provide a second signal when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and at least one of the shorting mechanism interacts with the at least one other electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts and the sensor detects at least one of a magnetic field different from the certain magnetic field and a magnetic strength different from the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source.
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Abstract
A delivery system for delivering fluidic media to a user having a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from a first housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be slidable relative to each other to operatively engage each other; and a fluid connector supported by one the housing portions in a position to engage a reservoir supported by an other of the housing portions in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are slid relative to each other to operatively engage each other.
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39 Claims
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1. A medical device for treating a user, the medical device comprising:
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a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user; a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion; a plurality of electrical contacts provided on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the plurality of electrical contacts including a set of main electrical contacts and at least one other electrical contact; a shorting mechanism provided on the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the shorting mechanism for interacting with the set of main electrical contacts; a magnetic source having at least one of a certain magnetic field and a certain magnetic strength provided on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; and electronic circuitry configured to provide a first signal when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together, the shorting mechanism interacts with the set of main electrical contacts of the plurality of electrical contacts, and the sensor detects at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source; the electronic circuitry further configured to provide a second signal when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and at least one of the shorting mechanism interacts with the at least one other electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts and the sensor detects at least one of a magnetic field different from the certain magnetic field and a magnetic strength different from the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of manufacturing a medical device for treating a user, the method comprising:
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adapting a first housing portion to be carried by a user; configuring a second housing portion to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion; providing a plurality of electrical contacts on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the plurality of electrical contacts including a set of main electrical contacts and at least one other electrical contact; providing a shorting mechanism on the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the shorting mechanism for interacting with the set of main electrical contacts; providing a magnetic source having at least one of a certain magnetic field and a certain magnetic strength on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; configuring electronic circuitry to provide a first signal when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together, the shorting mechanism interacts with the set of main electrical contacts of the plurality of electrical contacts, and the sensor detects at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source; and configuring the electronic circuitry to provide a second signal when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and at least one of the shorting mechanism interacts with the at least one other electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts and the sensor detects at least one of a magnetic field different from the certain magnetic field and a magnetic strength different from the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source.
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Specification