Connection and alignment systems and methods
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1. A medical device for treating a user, the medical device comprising:
- a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user;
a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion;
a magnetic source having at least one of a certain magnetic field and a certain magnetic strength provided on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion;
a sensor for detecting at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength provided on the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; and
circuitry electrically connected to the sensor and configured to provide a first signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source;
the circuitry further configured to provide a second signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects at least one of a magnetic field different from the certain magnetic field and a magnetic strength different from the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source.
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A delivery system for delivering fluidic media to a user having a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from a first housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be slidable relative to each other to operatively engage each other; and a fluid connector supported by one the housing portions in a position to engage a reservoir supported by an other of the housing portions in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are slid relative to each other to operatively engage each other.
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1. A medical device for treating a user, the medical device comprising:
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a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user; a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion; a magnetic source having at least one of a certain magnetic field and a certain magnetic strength provided on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; a sensor for detecting at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength provided on the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; and circuitry electrically connected to the sensor and configured to provide a first signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source; the circuitry further configured to provide a second signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects at least one of a magnetic field different from the certain magnetic field and a magnetic strength different from the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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9. A medical device for treating a user, the medical device comprising:
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a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user; a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion; a magnetic source having at least one of a certain magnetic field and a certain magnetic strength provided on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; a sensor for detecting at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength provided on the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the sensor comprising a first magnetic threshold switch configured to provide a signal for activating control circuitry in a case where the sensor detects a gauss level exceeding a first pre-defined threshold value; and circuitry configured to provide a first signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source; the circuitry further configured to provide a second signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects at least one of a magnetic field different from the certain magnetic field and a magnetic strength different from the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source; wherein the sensor further comprises a second magnetic threshold switch configured to provide a signal for deactivating at least one of the control circuitry and the sensor in a case where the sensor detects a gauss level exceeding a second pre-defined threshold value, wherein the second pre-defined threshold value is greater than the first pre-defined threshold value.
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11. A medical device for treating a user, the medical device comprising:
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a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user; a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion; a magnetic source having at least one of a certain magnetic field and a certain magnetic strength provided on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; a sensor for detecting at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength provided on the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; and circuitry configured to provide a first signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source; the circuitry further configured to provide a second signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects at least one of a magnetic field different from the certain magnetic field and a magnetic strength different from the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source; the magnetic source having a certain magnetic field direction; the sensor for detecting the certain magnetic field direction; the circuitry configured to provide the first signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects the certain magnetic field direction; the circuitry further configured to provide the second signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects a magnetic field direction different from the certain magnetic field direction.
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12. A method of making a medical device, the method comprising
adapting a first housing portion to be carried by a user; -
configuring a second housing portion to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion; providing a magnetic source having at least one of a certain magnetic field and a certain magnetic strength on at least one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; providing a sensor for detecting at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength on the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion; electrically coupling circuitry to the sensor and configuring the circuitry to provide a first signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects at least one of the certain magnetic field and the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source; and configuring the circuitry to provide a second signal in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are brought together and the sensor detects at least one of a magnetic field different from the certain magnetic field and a magnetic strength different from the certain magnetic strength of the magnetic source. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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