Medicine Delivery Device with Restricted Access Filling Port

• US 20190328960A1
• Filed: 05/29/2019
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CeQur SA
• Original Assignee: CeQur SA
• Inventors: Gravesen, Peter, Jensen, Claus E., Arndt, Heiko, McDermott, Patrick, Dall, Mads
• Application Number:
  US16/425,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20190328960A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1426 with means for preventing access to the needle after use
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/009 Means for limiting access to the septum, e.g. shields, grids
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/045 for filling, e.g. for filling reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14248 of the skin patch type
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 29/02 with a cut-off device in one of the two pipe ends, the cut-off device being automatically opened when the coupling is applied

Abstract

A disposable patch pump may be provided with a filling adapter, to ensure filling by an authorized user. The adapter mates with the pump and a source of medicament, such as an insulin vial, to prevent filling the pump directly with a conventional syringe. The adapter and/or pump filling port may be configured with a frangible element, to limit the system to single use.

Claims

1. A patch pump system comprising:

a patch pump device comprising;

a filling port, and

a shutter proximate the filling port movable between a closed position and an open position and adapted to prevent access to the filling port in the closed position; and

a filling adapter adapted to be coupled to the filling port and move the shutter from the closed position to the open position.

2. The patch pump system of claim 1, wherein the filling port comprises a septum.

3. The patch pump system of claim 1, wherein the filling port is accessible from a user contact side of the patch pump device.

4. The patch pump system of claim 1, wherein the shutter is accessible from a user contact side of the patch pump device.

5. The patch pump device of claim 1, wherein the shutter is disposed within the patch pump device.

6. The patch pump system of claim 1, wherein the shutter is disposed within the filling port.

7. The patch pump system of claim 1, wherein the shutter defines a shutter opening.

9. The patch pump system of claim 1, wherein the shutter comprises a valve.

10. The patch pump system of claim 1, wherein the patch pump device defines a device opening for coupling the filling adapter to the filling port and enabling controlled movement of the shutter.

14. The patch pump system of claim 1, wherein the filling adapter comprises a hollow needle.

16. The patch pump system of claim 1, wherein a first end of the filling adapter is adapted to mate with a medicament container.

18. The patch pump system of claim 1 further comprising a socket adapted to receive the filling adapter.

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20. A filling adapter for use with a patch pump device, the filling adapter comprising:

a first end adapted to mate with a medicament container; and

a second end adapted to couple to a filling port of a patch pump device and to move a shutter of the patch pump device from a closed position to an open position.

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28. A method of filling a patch pump device, the method including the steps of:

coupling a first end of a filling adapter to a medicament container;

coupling a second end of the filling adapter to a filling port on a patch pump device to move a shutter proximate the filling port from a closed position preventing access to the filing port to an open position allowing access to the filling port; and

filling a reservoir of the patch pump device with medicament from the medicament container via the filling port.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein coupling the first end of the filling adapter to the medicament container comprises receiving at least a portion of the medicament container in a recess of the filling adapter.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein coupling the first end of the filling adapter to the medicament container comprises piercing the medicament container with a needle.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein coupling the second end of the filling adapter to the filling port on the patch pump device comprises inserting a mating surface of the second end into the patch pump device.

34. The method of claim 28, wherein the medicament container comprises at least one of a syringe, a pen, a cartridge, and a vial.

35. The method of claim 28, wherein filling the reservoir comprises transferring medicament from the medicament container under pressure.

36. The method of claim 28 further comprising, after coupling the first end of the filling adapter to the medicament container, drawing medicament into the medicament container.

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