Disposable infusion device with automatically releasable cannula driver
First Claim
1. An infusion system comprising:
- a disposable wearable infusion device having a body arranged to be adhered to a patient'"'"'s skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient through a cannula extending from the device body to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin; and
a cannula driver arranged to be detachably joined with the infusion device and including the cannula, the cannula driver being arranged to drive the cannula into the device and to a deployed position extending from the device body to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin, the cannula driver including a release mechanism that forcibly releases the cannula driver from the infusion device after the cannula is in the deployed position, wherein the driver includes an actuator that, when actuated, enables the driving of the cannula to the deployed position and the release of the cannula driver from the infusion device.
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Abstract
An infusion system comprises a disposable wearable infusion device having a body arranged to be adhered to a patient'"'"'s skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient through a cannula extending from the device body to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin. The system further includes a cannula driver arranged to be detachably joined with the infusion device and including the cannula. The cannula driver is arranged to drive the cannula into a deployed position extending from the device body to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin. The cannula driver includes a release mechanism that separates the cannula driver from the infusion device after the cannula is in the deployed position.
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19 Claims
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1. An infusion system comprising:
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a disposable wearable infusion device having a body arranged to be adhered to a patient'"'"'s skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient through a cannula extending from the device body to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin; and a cannula driver arranged to be detachably joined with the infusion device and including the cannula, the cannula driver being arranged to drive the cannula into the device and to a deployed position extending from the device body to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin, the cannula driver including a release mechanism that forcibly releases the cannula driver from the infusion device after the cannula is in the deployed position, wherein the driver includes an actuator that, when actuated, enables the driving of the cannula to the deployed position and the release of the cannula driver from the infusion device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cannula deployment apparatus for use with an infusion device having a body arranged to be adhered to a patient'"'"'s skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient through a cannula extending from the device body to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin, the apparatus comprising:
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the cannula to be deployed; and a cannula driver arranged to be detachably joined with the infusion device and to drive the cannula into the device and to a deployed position extending from the infusion device body to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin, the cannula driver including a release mechanism that forcibly releases the cannula driver from the infusion device after the cannula is in the deployed position, wherein the driver includes an actuator that, when actuated, enables the driving of the cannula to the deployed position and the release of the cannula driver from the infusion device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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