Subcutaneous infusion set
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1. An infusion set, comprising:
- a base for providing a subcutaneous infusion path in a first generally linear direction, said base having a first surface that faces a skin surface of a user when said base is supported on said skin surface and when said infusion set is used to pass fluids to said user;
a cannula connected to and extending away from the base;
a connector removably attachable to the base, the connector having a fluid flow path that extends in generally the first linear direction and aligns with the linear subcutaneous path upon the connector being attached to the base; and
a tubing affixed to the connector,wherein the connector is rotatable on the base more than 5 degrees while the cannula is at a subcutaneous position and limited to less than 360 degrees around an axis that is substantially perpendicular to said first surface of said base, when the connector is removably attached to the base,wherein the connector comprises at least one stop surface for inhibiting rotation of the connector beyond 360 degrees; and
wherein a contiguous passage for passing fluids is formed from the tubing to the cannula when the connector is removably attached to the base.
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Abstract
A subcutaneous infusion set. The subcutaneous infusion set may include a base for providing an infusion path; a cannula connected to and extending away from the base; a connector removably attachable to the base; and a tubing affixed to the connector. The connector may be limitedly rotatable on the base when the connector is removably attached to the base. Also, a contiguous pass for passing fluids may be formed from the tubing to the cannula when the connector is removably attached to the base.
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40 Claims
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1. An infusion set, comprising:
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a base for providing a subcutaneous infusion path in a first generally linear direction, said base having a first surface that faces a skin surface of a user when said base is supported on said skin surface and when said infusion set is used to pass fluids to said user; a cannula connected to and extending away from the base; a connector removably attachable to the base, the connector having a fluid flow path that extends in generally the first linear direction and aligns with the linear subcutaneous path upon the connector being attached to the base; and a tubing affixed to the connector, wherein the connector is rotatable on the base more than 5 degrees while the cannula is at a subcutaneous position and limited to less than 360 degrees around an axis that is substantially perpendicular to said first surface of said base, when the connector is removably attached to the base, wherein the connector comprises at least one stop surface for inhibiting rotation of the connector beyond 360 degrees; and wherein a contiguous passage for passing fluids is formed from the tubing to the cannula when the connector is removably attached to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for using an infusion set, comprising:
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positioning a base on an infusion site of a user, said base having a first surface that faces a skin surface of said user when said base is supported on said skin surface and positioned on said infusion site, the base for providing a subcutaneous infusion path in a first generally linear direction; positioning a connector onto the base, the connector comprising a delivery tubing and at least one stop surface for inhibiting rotation of the connector beyond 360 degrees with respect to the base, the connector having a fluid flow path that extends in generally the first linear direction and aligns with the linear subcutaneous path upon the connector being positioned on the base; and adjusting a position of the delivery tubing, to rotate more than 5 degrees while a cannula is at a subcutaneous position and the rotation is limited to less than 360 degrees in a rotational direction around an axis that is substantially perpendicular to said first surface of said base. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A subcutaneous infusion set, comprising:
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a base portion having a receiving area, said base portion having a first surface that faces a skin surface of a user when said base portion is supported on said skin surface and when said subcutaneous infusion set is used to pass fluids to said user, the base portion for providing a subcutaneous infusion path in a first generally linear direction; a cannula affixed to the base portion; a connector portion for removable attachment to the base, the connector portion being received in the receiving area of the base portion, the connector portion having a fluid flow path that extends in generally the first linear direction and aligns with the linear subcutaneous path upon the connector portion being attached to the base portion; and a tubing affixed to the connector portion, wherein an angular movement of the connector portion is allowed to be more than 5 degrees while the cannula is at a subcutaneous position and is restricted by the base portion to less than 360 degrees around an axis that is substantially perpendicular to said first surface of said base portion, wherein the connector portion comprises at least one stop surface for inhibiting rotation of the connector beyond 360 degrees, and wherein a fluid passes from the tubing to the cannula when the connector portion is attached to the base. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An infusion set, comprising:
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a base for providing a subcutaneous infusion path in a first generally linear direction; a cannula connected to and extending away from the base; a connector removably attachable to the base in any one of at least two different connection positions, said connector being rotatable more than 5 degrees on said base while the cannula is at a subcutaneous position, each connection position of said at least two different connection positions allowing for different possible relative orientations of said connector with respect to said base when said connector is rotated on said base, the connector having a fluid flow path that extends in generally the first linear direction and aligns with the linear subcutaneous path upon the connector being attached to the base; and a tubing affixed to the connector, wherein said base comprises at least two barriers that are spaced apart from each other around a circumference of said base; wherein said connector comprises a stop surface for preventing further rotation of said connector in a particular rotational direction on said base when said stop surface contacts one of said at least two barriers of said base; and wherein a plurality of intervals around said circumference of said base are defined between barriers of said at least two barriers; and wherein each of the at least two different connection positions provides for placing the stop surface of the connector within a respectively different interval of said plurality of intervals than all other connection positions of said at least two different connection positions. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. An infusion set comprising:
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a base for providing a subcutaneous infusion path in a first generally linear direction; a cannula connected to and extending away from the base; a connector removably attachable to the base in any one of at least two different connection positions, said connector being rotatable more than 5 degrees on said base while the cannula is at a subcutaneous position, each connection position of said at least two different connection positions allowing for different possible relative orientations of said connector with respect to said base when said connector is rotated on said base, the connector having a fluid flow path that extends in generally the first linear direction and aligns with the linear subcutaneous path upon the connector being attached to the base; and a tubing affixed to the connector; wherein the connector comprises at least one stop surface for inhibiting rotation of the connector beyond 360 degrees; wherein said base comprises at least two barriers that are spaced apart from each other around a circumference of said base; wherein said at least one stop surface contacts one of said at least two barriers of said base; wherein a plurality of intervals around said circumference of said base are defined between barriers of said at least two barriers; and wherein each of the at least two different connection positions provides for placing the stop of the connector within a respectively different interval of said plurality of intervals than all other connection positions of said at least two different connection positions. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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