FLUID INFUSION PATCH PUMP DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC FLUID SYSTEM PRIMING FEATURE
First Claim
1. A fluid infusion device for delivering a medication fluid to a body, the fluid infusion device comprising:
- a housing that receives a fluid cartridge module containing the medication fluid;
a fluid pump mechanism within the housing, the fluid pump mechanism comprising an inlet and an outlet;
a first flow path in fluid communication with the inlet and at least partially defined by structure compatible with the fluid cartridge module;
a second flow path in fluid communication with the outlet, the second flow path terminating at a subcutaneous conduit for the body;
a drive motor enclosed within the housing and coupled to actuate the fluid pump mechanism; and
a processor device operatively coupled to the drive motor, wherein the processor device executes computer readable program instructions to initiate an automatic priming operation when the fluid cartridge module is initially installed in the housing.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A fluid infusion device and related operating methods are disclosed. The fluid infusion device has a housing, a fluid pump mechanism having an inlet and an outlet, a first flow path in fluid communication with the inlet and at least partially defined by structure compatible with fluid cartridge modules containing medication fluid, a second flow path in fluid communication with the outlet and terminating at a subcutaneous conduit for a body, and a drive motor that actuates the pump mechanism. An exemplary operating method detects a first installation of a fluid cartridge module in the housing. The detecting occurs after the housing has been affixed to the body and after the subcutaneous conduit has been inserted into the body. In response to the detecting, the operating method initiates an automatic priming operation to prepare the device for delivery of the medication fluid to the body.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A fluid infusion device for delivering a medication fluid to a body, the fluid infusion device comprising:
-
a housing that receives a fluid cartridge module containing the medication fluid; a fluid pump mechanism within the housing, the fluid pump mechanism comprising an inlet and an outlet; a first flow path in fluid communication with the inlet and at least partially defined by structure compatible with the fluid cartridge module; a second flow path in fluid communication with the outlet, the second flow path terminating at a subcutaneous conduit for the body; a drive motor enclosed within the housing and coupled to actuate the fluid pump mechanism; and a processor device operatively coupled to the drive motor, wherein the processor device executes computer readable program instructions to initiate an automatic priming operation when the fluid cartridge module is initially installed in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A method of operating a fluid infusion device comprising a housing, a fluid pump mechanism having an inlet and an outlet, a first flow path in fluid communication with the inlet and at least partially defined by structure compatible with fluid cartridge modules containing medication fluid, a second flow path in fluid communication with the outlet and terminating at a subcutaneous conduit for a body, and a drive motor coupled to actuate the fluid pump mechanism, the method comprising:
-
detecting a first installation of a fluid cartridge module in the housing, wherein the detecting occurs after the housing has been affixed to the body and after the subcutaneous conduit has been inserted into the body; and in response to the detecting, initiating an automatic priming operation to prepare the fluid infusion device for delivery of the medication fluid to the body. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A non-transitory computer readable storage media comprising program instructions that, when executed, perform a method of operating a fluid infusion device, the method comprising:
-
detecting a first installation of a fluid cartridge module in the fluid infusion device, wherein the detecting occurs after the fluid infusion device has been affixed to a body and after a subcutaneous conduit of the fluid infusion device has been inserted into the body; and in response to the detecting, initiating an automatic priming operation to prime the fluid infusion device with medication fluid obtained from the fluid cartridge module. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
-
Specification