Analyte monitoring and fluid dispensing system
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1. A skin securable medical device comprising:
- a tip configured for insertion and for delivering therapeutic fluid into the body of a patient;
a pump for delivering the therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient via the tip;
a sensor provided at the tip and configured for sensing a level of one or more analytes within the body of the patient and configured for providing at least one sensor signal indicative of the level of one or more sensed analytes;
a processor housed within a patch unit for processing the at least one sensor signal and for controlling the therapeutic fluid delivery;
at least one first connector provided on the tip for enabling an electrical communication between the sensor and the processor; and
an adherable housing portion comprising a cradle for securing at least part of the device to the skin of the patient, the adherable housing portion including a well for receiving the tip within an opening, and at least one second connector located on at least one protrusion extending laterally inward within the opening of the well;
wherein;
upon insertion of the tip through the well, the at least one first connector is coupled to the at least one second connector establishing the electrical communication therebetween and enabling transfer of the at least one sensor signal from sensor to the processor; and
the patch unit comprises at least one third connector extending away from the underside of the patch unit, and electrical currents are also sent to the processor from the well when the at least one third connector of the patch unit is pressed against a conductive protrusion extending upward and away from the cradle toward the patch unit, the pressing causing contacting pads in the conductive protrusion to contact wires extending from the well to the conductive protrusion.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a skin adherable device for delivering therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient. In some embodiments, the device includes a monitoring apparatus, a pump, and a tip for delivering the therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient and for monitoring bodily analyte in the body of the patient. The pump may continuously deliver the therapeutic fluid to the body of the patient and the monitoring apparatus may continuously monitor bodily analytes of the patient.
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20 Claims
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1. A skin securable medical device comprising:
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a tip configured for insertion and for delivering therapeutic fluid into the body of a patient; a pump for delivering the therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient via the tip; a sensor provided at the tip and configured for sensing a level of one or more analytes within the body of the patient and configured for providing at least one sensor signal indicative of the level of one or more sensed analytes; a processor housed within a patch unit for processing the at least one sensor signal and for controlling the therapeutic fluid delivery; at least one first connector provided on the tip for enabling an electrical communication between the sensor and the processor; and an adherable housing portion comprising a cradle for securing at least part of the device to the skin of the patient, the adherable housing portion including a well for receiving the tip within an opening, and at least one second connector located on at least one protrusion extending laterally inward within the opening of the well; wherein; upon insertion of the tip through the well, the at least one first connector is coupled to the at least one second connector establishing the electrical communication therebetween and enabling transfer of the at least one sensor signal from sensor to the processor; and the patch unit comprises at least one third connector extending away from the underside of the patch unit, and electrical currents are also sent to the processor from the well when the at least one third connector of the patch unit is pressed against a conductive protrusion extending upward and away from the cradle toward the patch unit, the pressing causing contacting pads in the conductive protrusion to contact wires extending from the well to the conductive protrusion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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