INFUSION PUMPS
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Ambulatory infusion pumps, pump assemblies, cartridges, baseplates, cannulas, insertion tools, and related components as well as combinations thereof and related methods.
77 Citations
168 Claims
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1-133. -133. (canceled)
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134. An infusion pump assembly for use with a medicament cartridge including a reservoir and a plunger, the assembly comprising:
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a pump housing having opposing first and second faces; a plunger pusher; a drive mechanism, including a motor, connected to the plunger pusher to controllably move the plunger pusher bi-directionally along an axis; and the first face having an insertion opening through which the medicament cartridge can be inserted, in a direction generally normal to the axis, into an inserted position. - View Dependent Claims (135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141)
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142. An apparatus for use with a medicament cartridge having a reservoir and a plunger, the apparatus comprising:
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an infusion pump assembly including a housing having opposing first and second faces, a plunger pusher in the housing, and a drive mechanism, including a motor, connected to the plunger pusher to move the plunger pusher along an axis, the first face having a medicament cartridge insertion opening through which the medicament cartridge can be inserted to an inserted position in the housing and operatively aligned with the plunger pusher; and a baseplate attachable to the housing so as to at least partially cover the insertion opening. - View Dependent Claims (143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158)
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159. A medicament cartridge insertion method for use with an infusion pump assembly having a housing with a cartridge receiving area, an insertion opening and a plunger pusher movable along a drive axis, the method comprising the step of:
inserting a medicament cartridge, which has a medicament reservoir and a plunger, through the insertion opening in a direction generally perpendicular to the drive axis to an inserted position in the cartridge receiving area whereby the plunger is operatively aligned with the plunger pusher. - View Dependent Claims (160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167)
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168-619. -619. (canceled)
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