Infusion pumps and plunger pusher position-responsive cartridge lock for infusion pumps
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1. An infusion pump apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having therein a cartridge receiving area, a plunger pusher that is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, and a drive mechanism, including a motor, that drives the plunger pusher;
a contact member that is biased to a cartridge lock position, where an end thereof extends into the cartridge receiving area, and is movable relative to the cartridge receiving area to an unlock position;
the plunger pusher and contact member being operably connected to one another such that the contact member will be locked in the lock position in response to the plunger pusher moving out of the retracted position; and
a medicament cartridge, having a medicament reservoir and a plunger, positionable in an inserted position in the cartridge receiving area;
the contact member, the cartridge receiving area and the cartridge being configured such that the cartridge will be locked in the cartridge receiving area when the contact member is in the lock position; and
the contact member, the cartridge receiving area and the cartridge being configured such that the cartridge can be inserted into or removed from the inserted position when the contact member is in the unlock position.
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Abstract
Ambulatory infusion pumps, pump assemblies, cartridges, baseplates, cannulas, insertion tools, and related components as well as combinations thereof and related methods.
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1. An infusion pump apparatus, comprising:
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a housing having therein a cartridge receiving area, a plunger pusher that is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, and a drive mechanism, including a motor, that drives the plunger pusher; a contact member that is biased to a cartridge lock position, where an end thereof extends into the cartridge receiving area, and is movable relative to the cartridge receiving area to an unlock position; the plunger pusher and contact member being operably connected to one another such that the contact member will be locked in the lock position in response to the plunger pusher moving out of the retracted position; and a medicament cartridge, having a medicament reservoir and a plunger, positionable in an inserted position in the cartridge receiving area; the contact member, the cartridge receiving area and the cartridge being configured such that the cartridge will be locked in the cartridge receiving area when the contact member is in the lock position; and the contact member, the cartridge receiving area and the cartridge being configured such that the cartridge can be inserted into or removed from the inserted position when the contact member is in the unlock position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An infusion pump apparatus, comprising:
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a housing having therein a cartridge receiving area, a plunger pusher and a drive mechanism, including a motor, that drives the plunger pusher; a contact member biased forward so that an end thereof extends into the cartridge receiving area; a spring-biased member movable between an engaged position, where the spring-biased member frictionally engages the contact member, and a different position; a pivot member that is pivoted by action of the plunger pusher on the pivot member when the plunger pusher is in the retracted position to move the spring-biased member to the different position; and a medicament cartridge, having a medicament reservoir and a plunger, positionable in an inserted position in the cartridge receiving area; the contact member, with the cartridge in the inserted position and the plunger pusher in a non-retracted position, being blocked from rearward movement relative to the cartridge receiving area by frictional engagement with the spring-biased member and thereby locking the cartridge in the cartridge receiving area; and the spring-biased member being repositioned to the different position, when the plunger pusher is in the retracted position, thereby allowing the contact member to retract relative to the receiving area and the cartridge to be inserted into or removed from the inserted position. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An infusion pump apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a cartridge receiving area; a plunger pusher, associated with the housing, that is movable between a retracted position and an extended position where a portion thereof is located in the cartridge receiving area; a drive mechanism, associated with the housing and including a motor, that drives the plunger pusher; a cartridge, having a medicament reservoir and a plunger, in the cartridge receiving area; and a cartridge locking assembly, including a contact member that is movable between a first position that prevents removal of the cartridge from the cartridge receiving area and a second position that does not prevent removal of the cartridge from the cartridge receiving area, that prevents and permits movement of the contact member as a function of the location of the plunger pusher; wherein the plunger pusher prevents the contact member from moving from the first position to the second position when the plunger pusher is in the extended position; and wherein the plunger pusher does not prevent the contact member from moving from the first position to the second position when the plunger pusher is in the retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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