Activity guard

• US 8,808,240 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2013
• Issued: 08/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Bazargan, Afshin, Moberg, Sheldon B., Bokelman, Kevin Lee, Kline, Daniel S., Masterson, Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): Lucchesi, Nicholas
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHANDER, DIVA KAKAR
• Application Number:
  US13/928,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20130289484A1
• Time in Patent Office: 418 Days
• Field of Search: 604/110, 604/111, 604/244
• US Class Current: 604/111
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14268 with a reusable and a disposable component
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/201 Glucose concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1413 Modular systems comprising interconnecting elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1452 pressurised by means of pistons
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00

Abstract

A fluid infusion system including a pocketable pump housing with a reservoir cavity with helical coupling features. The system further has a reservoir with an open end that is removable from the reservoir cavity. A removable cap coupled to the housing is also included in the system. The cap has corresponding coupling features, an exterior surface and a tab. The corresponding coupling features couple the cap to the housing while the tab is a ridge that extends away from the exterior surface. The tab has a port to accommodate flow from the reservoir and the port defines an axis of rotation such that torque applied to the tab about the axis of rotation disengages the coupling between the cap and the housing. The system further has a removably coupled guard with a slot defined to immobilize rotation of the tab about the axis of rotation.

Claims

1. An apparatus to prevent removal of a reservoir assembly from a fluid infusion housing, comprising:

a first arm;

a second arm coupled to the first arm, wherein at least one of the first arm or the second arm further includes a snap disposed on an end opposite a hinge, and wherein the snap couples with a detent formed on the fluid infusion housing; and

a lock feature between the first and the second arm, the lock feature defined to accommodate a reservoir assembly feature,

wherein the lock feature restricts movement of the reservoir assembly feature when the apparatus is placed onto the reservoir assembly.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reservoir assembly includes a reservoir and a cap.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coupling between the first arm and the second arm is a hinge.

4. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the lock feature is a slot.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the reservoir assembly feature restricted by the apparatus is rotational movement.

6. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the reservoir assembly feature is formed on the cap.

7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the reservoir assembly feature is a tab.

8. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the slot includes additional features to accommodate the reservoir assembly feature.

9. An apparatus according to claim 3, further including:

a recess formed in the hinge, the recess accommodating a corresponding rib formed on the fluid infusion system.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a keying rib prevents the apparatus from being installed in a reverse orientation.

11. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the arms are defined to prevent installation of the guard on the pump housing in a reverse orientation.

12. An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein lock feature prevents rotation of the tab.