Medical Device Inserters and Processes of Inserting and Using Medical Devices
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1. An inserter apparatus subassembly, comprising:
- a sleeve;
a medical device carrier located within the sleeve and including a plurality of arms, each arm including an engagement boss; and
a disc-shaped medical device for on-body application including radially spaced recesses adapted to receive the engagement bosses;
wherein the arms are configured in an unstressed configuration to position the engagement bosses in engagement with the medical device in a proximal portion of the sleeve and to position the engagement bosses spaced apart from the medical device in a distal section of the sleeve.
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Abstract
An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices.
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1. An inserter apparatus subassembly, comprising:
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a sleeve; a medical device carrier located within the sleeve and including a plurality of arms, each arm including an engagement boss; and a disc-shaped medical device for on-body application including radially spaced recesses adapted to receive the engagement bosses; wherein the arms are configured in an unstressed configuration to position the engagement bosses in engagement with the medical device in a proximal portion of the sleeve and to position the engagement bosses spaced apart from the medical device in a distal section of the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An inserter apparatus for advancing an analyte sensor through the skin of a subject with an introducer sharp, the inserter apparatus comprising:
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a handle movable between a proximal position and distal position relative to a base; a sharp carrier for holding the introducer sharp; and an inserter apparatus subassembly, comprising; a sleeve; a medical device carrier located within the sleeve and including a plurality of arms, each arm including an engagement boss; and a disc-shaped medical device for on-body application including radially spaced recesses adapted to receive the engagement bosses, wherein the arms are configured in an unstressed configuration to position the engagement bosses in engagement with the medical device in a proximal portion of the sleeve and to position the engagement bosses spaced apart from the medical device in a distal section of the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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