Insertion device
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1. An insertion set, comprising:
- a cannula housing of an infusion set including a cannula adapted to be inserted into the skin of a patient; and
an insertion device including;
a hub removably attachable to a base of the cannula housing, said hub including a handle part and a guard part, wherein said handle part has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; and
a needle attached to the hub, wherein, for the entirety of its travel, the guard part slides along an outer surface of the handle part according to a direction pulled to cover the needle, said direction being parallel to the needle'"'"'s longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the handle part'"'"'s horizontal portion.
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Abstract
An insertion device, generally used with an infusion set, including a needle being adapted for puncturing at one end and including at the opposite end a hub. The hub includes a handle part and a guard part that are capable of securing the needle through the use of locks. Locking structures are used to secure the insertion device in a position where the needle is covered in a locked position, avoiding unintended contact with the needle.
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1. An insertion set, comprising:
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a cannula housing of an infusion set including a cannula adapted to be inserted into the skin of a patient; and an insertion device including; a hub removably attachable to a base of the cannula housing, said hub including a handle part and a guard part, wherein said handle part has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; and a needle attached to the hub, wherein, for the entirety of its travel, the guard part slides along an outer surface of the handle part according to a direction pulled to cover the needle, said direction being parallel to the needle'"'"'s longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the handle part'"'"'s horizontal portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An insertion device, comprising:
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a hub removably attachable to a base of a cannula housing of an infusion set, said hub including a handle part and a guard part, wherein said handle part has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; and a needle attached to the hub, wherein, for the entirety of its travel, the guard part slides along an outer surface of the handle part according to a direction pulled to cover the needle, said direction being parallel to the needle'"'"'s longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the handle part'"'"'s horizontal portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An insertion set, comprising:
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a cannula housing of an infusion set including a cannula to be inserted into the skin of a patient; and an insertion device including; a hub removably attachable to a base of the cannula housing, said hub including a handle part and a guard part, wherein said handle part has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; and a needle attached to the hub, wherein the guard part slides along an outer surface of the handle part according to a direction pulled to cover the entire length of the needle, said direction being parallel to the needle'"'"'s longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the handle part'"'"'s horizontal portion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An insertion device, comprising:
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a hub removably attachable to a base of a cannula housing of an infusion set, said hub including a handle part and a guard part, wherein said handle part has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; and a needle attached to the hub, wherein the guard part slides along an outer surface of the handle part according to a direction pulled to cover the entire length of the needle, said direction being parallel to the needle'"'"'s longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the handle part'"'"'s horizontal portion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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