Protector apparatus
First Claim
1. A cartridge unit for loading into an insertion device, the cartridge unit comprising:
- a protective member comprising a substantially hollow, elongate housing;
a subcutaneously insertable element; and
a penetrating member configured to penetrate the skin of the patient to enable subcutaneous insertion of the insertable element,wherein;
the cartridge unit is configured for loading into and unloading out of an insertion device;
the protective member houses at least the subcutaneously insertable element and the penetrating member prior to the insertable element and penetrating member being protracted from the protective member toward the body of the patient by the insertion device for subcutaneous insertion of the insertable element into the body of the patient,the protective member houses at least the penetrating member after the insertable element has been subcutaneously inserted into the body of the patient and the penetrating member has been retracted into the protective member by the insertion device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for use with a device for delivery of a therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient and/or for sensing of a bodily analyte are disclosed. The apparatus is adapted for accommodating at least one subcutaneously insertable element and at least one penetrating member for penetrating the skin of the patient. The apparatus includes a protective member having an elongate body from which the subcutaneously insertable element and the penetrating member can be protracted to penetrate the skin of the patient and into which the penetrating member can be retracted subsequent to the penetrating, thereby retaining the subcutaneously insertable element in the body of the patient.
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21 Claims
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1. A cartridge unit for loading into an insertion device, the cartridge unit comprising:
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a protective member comprising a substantially hollow, elongate housing; a subcutaneously insertable element; and a penetrating member configured to penetrate the skin of the patient to enable subcutaneous insertion of the insertable element, wherein; the cartridge unit is configured for loading into and unloading out of an insertion device; the protective member houses at least the subcutaneously insertable element and the penetrating member prior to the insertable element and penetrating member being protracted from the protective member toward the body of the patient by the insertion device for subcutaneous insertion of the insertable element into the body of the patient, the protective member houses at least the penetrating member after the insertable element has been subcutaneously inserted into the body of the patient and the penetrating member has been retracted into the protective member by the insertion device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for inserting a subcutaneously insertable element into a body of a patient, the method comprising:
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loading a cartridge unit into an insertion device, wherein the cartridge unit comprises; a protective member comprising a substantially hollow, elongate housing, a subcutaneously insertable element, and a penetrating member configured to penetrate the skin of the patient to enable subcutaneous insertion of the insertable element, wherein prior to subcutaneous insertion of the insertable element, the protective member houses at least the insertable element and penetrating member; protracting the insertable element and the penetrating member from the protective member via the insertion device ultimately resulting in insertion of the insertable element and the penetrating member into the body of the patient; and retracting the penetrating member from the body of the patient via the insertion device, wherein the subcutaneously insertable element is retained in the body of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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