Infusion Pump Assembly

• US 20150174320A1
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deka Products Limited Partnership
• Original Assignee: Deka Products Limited Partnership
• Inventors: Grant, Kevin L., Demers, Jason A., Tracey, Brian D., Kamen, Dean, Lanigan, Richard J., Lanier, Gregory R. Jr., Foo, Bright C.K., Panneton, Lisa A., Soldau, Thomas F., Fichera, Stephen L., Cannan, David D.B.
• Granted Patent: US 11,471,594 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1585 Needle inserters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1586 Holding accessories for holding infusion needles on the body holding devices for catheters A61M25/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/1027 Quick-acting type connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/60 with identification means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/1011 Locking means for securing connection; Additional tamper safeties A61M39/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/12 for joining a flexible tube to a rigid attachment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14248 of the skin patch type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/162 Needle sets, i.e. connections by puncture between reservoir and tube ; Connections between reservoir and tube in jet-action syringes A61M5/30; connectors for tubes having sealed ends and a needle for piercing them A61M39/14

Abstract

A fluid connector assembly. The fluid connector assembly includes a tab portion including a slot; a plug portion slidably connected to the tab portion the plug portion comprising a fluid path and a disc, the disc configured to seat within the slot; a catch feature located on a first end of the tab portion and configured to interact with a reservoir; and a latching feature located on a second end of the tab portion, the latching feature configured to interact and lock onto the reservoir, wherein force applied to the plug portion may overcome a threshold force and unseat the disc from the slot wherein the plug portion moves with respect to the tab portion.

Claims

1. A fluid connector assembly comprising:

a tab portion comprising a slot;

a plug portion slidably connected to the tab portion, the plug portion comprising a fluid path and a disc, the disc configured to seat within the slot;

a catch feature located on a first end of the tab portion and configured to interact with a reservoir; and

a latching feature located on a second end of the tab portion, the latching feature configured to interact and lock onto the reservoir,

wherein force applied to the plug portion may overcome a threshold force and unseat the disc from the slot wherein the plug portion moves with respect to the tab portion.

2. The fluid connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the tab portion further comprising an indent wherein the indent configured to interact with a reusable housing assembly.

3. The fluid connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the catch feature comprising a ramp.

4. The fluid connector assembly of claim 1, further comprising a tubing connected to the plug.

5. The fluid connector assembly of claim 4, wherein a first end of the tubing connected to the plug and a second end of the tubing connected to a cannula assembly.

6. The fluid connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the underside of the tab portion comprising a core.

7. The fluid connector assembly of claim 6, wherein the core comprising an identification tag.

8. The fluid connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the tab portion comprising an identification tag.

9. The fluid connector assembly of claim 8, wherein the identification tag is an RFID tag.

10. The fluid connector assembly of claim 9, wherein the identification tag is a near-field communication readable RFID.

11. A fluid connector assembly comprising:

a tab portion comprising a tubing side and a reservoir side;

a plug portion slidably connected to the tab portion, the plug portion comprising a fluid path;

a catch feature located on a first end of the tab portion and configured to interact with a reservoir; and

a latching feature located on a second end of the tab portion, the latching feature configured to interact and lock onto the reservoir,

wherein force applied to the plug portion causes the plug portion to move with respect to the tab portion from an initial position to a final position in the direction of the tubing side of the tab portion.

12. The fluid connector assembly of claim 11, wherein the tab portion further comprising an indent wherein the indent configured to interact with a reusable housing assembly.

13. The fluid connector assembly of claim 11, wherein the catch feature comprising a ramp.

14. The fluid connector assembly of claim 11, further comprising a tubing connected to the plug.

15. The fluid connector assembly of claim 14, wherein a first end of the tubing connected to the plug and a second end of the tubing connected to a cannula assembly.

16. The fluid connector assembly of claim 11, wherein the underside of the tab portion comprising a core.

17. The fluid connector assembly of claim 16, wherein the core comprising an identification tag.

18. The fluid connector assembly of claim 11, wherein the tab portion comprising an identification tag.

19. The fluid connector assembly of claim 18, wherein the identification tag is an RFID tag.

20. The fluid connector assembly of claim 19, wherein the identification tag is a near-field communication readable RFID.