Disposable infusion device filling apparatus and method
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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 medicant to be infused into the patient; and
a service device arranged to detachably receive the infusion device body and having a filler that provides the infusion device reservoir with the liquid medicant and a cannula driver including a cannula, the cannula driver being arranged to drive the cannula into a deployed position extending from the infusion device to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin.
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Abstract
An infusion system includes a disposable wearable infusion device and a filler device. The disposable infusion device has a body arranged to be adhered to a patient'"'"'s skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicant to be infused into the patient. The filler device is arranged to detachably receive the infusion device body and to transfer a volume of the liquid medicant to the infusion device reservoir. The filler device may be part of a service device arranged to detachably receive the infusion device and which also includes a cannula driver and a cannula for providing the infusion device with a cannula and deploying the cannula to beneath a patient'"'"'s skin.
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20 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 medicant to be infused into the patient; and a service device arranged to detachably receive the infusion device body and having a filler that provides the infusion device reservoir with the liquid medicant and a cannula driver including a cannula, the cannula driver being arranged to drive the cannula into a deployed position extending from the infusion device to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A filler device for filling a reservoir of a disposable wearable infusion device with a liquid medicant, comprising:
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a body arranged to detachably receive the infusion device and having a cavity for receiving a vial of the liquid medicant; a conduit that establishes fluid communication between the infusion device reservoir and the liquid medicant; and a pump that transfers a volume of the liquid medicant from the vial to the infusion device reservoir, wherein the pump is arranged to pump air into the vial to displace liquid medicant from the vial and into the reservoir; wherein the cavity seals the vial after the vent vents the vial to atmospheric pressure as the cavity receives the vial.
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12. A service device for use with a disposable wearable infusion device having a reservoir for holding a liquid medicant to be infused into a patient, comprising:
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a body arranged to detachably receive the infusion device and having a cavity for receiving a vial of the liquid medicant; a filler that provides the infusion device reservoir with a volume of the liquid medicant from the vial; and a cannula driver including a cannula, the cannula driver being arranged to drive the cannula into a deployed position extending from the infusion device to beneath the patient'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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