INFUSION PUMP DEVICE WITH VENTING FEATURE
First Claim
1. An infusion device for infusion of a fluid from a reservoir into a body, the infusion device being connectable to an infusion set adaptor at a connecting site, the infusion device comprising:
- a drive mechanism for operatively coupling with at least a portion of the reservoir;
a housing configured to contain at least a portion of the reservoir and to at least partially or fully contain the drive mechanism;
a sealing device configured to permit passage of air into and out of the housing or a housing compartment and to inhibit passage of liquids through the sealing device into the housing or the housing compartment;
wherein the sealing device is arranged at a location between a part of the drive mechanism and the connecting site of the infusion set adaptor.
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Abstract
An infusion device for infusion of a fluid from a reservoir into a body, the infusion device being connectable to an infusion set adaptor at a connecting site, the infusion device comprising: a drive mechanism to operatively couple with at least a portion of the reservoir; a housing being sized to contain at least a portion of the reservoir, wherein the drive mechanism is at least partially or fully contained within the housing; a sealing device that permits the passage of air into and out of the housing or a housing compartment and inhibits the passage of liquids into the housing or a housing compartment through the sealing device; wherein the sealing device is arranged at the drive mechanism or at a location between a part of the drive mechanism and the connecting site of the infusion set adaptor or at the connecting site of the infusion set adaptor.
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15 Claims
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1. An infusion device for infusion of a fluid from a reservoir into a body, the infusion device being connectable to an infusion set adaptor at a connecting site, the infusion device comprising:
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a drive mechanism for operatively coupling with at least a portion of the reservoir; a housing configured to contain at least a portion of the reservoir and to at least partially or fully contain the drive mechanism; a sealing device configured to permit passage of air into and out of the housing or a housing compartment and to inhibit passage of liquids through the sealing device into the housing or the housing compartment; wherein the sealing device is arranged at a location between a part of the drive mechanism and the connecting site of the infusion set adaptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of equalizing pressure in an infusion device for infusion of a fluid from a reservoir into a body, the infusion device being connectable to an infusion set adaptor at a connecting site, the infusion device comprising a drive mechanism to operatively couple with at least a portion of the reservoir and a housing sized to contain at least a portion of the drive mechanism, the method comprising:
providing a seal in a path from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing, wherein the seal permits passage of air into and out of the housing and inhibits passage of liquids into the housing thereby equalizing air pressure in the interior of the housing with air pressure at the exterior of the housing.
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