Insertion device
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1. A method for covering an insertion needle, comprising:
- inserting a cannula into the skin of a patient with an insertion device, wherein the insertion device includes;
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 is configured to slide 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;
removing the insertion device from the cannula housing; and
sliding the guard part along the handle part in said direction parallel to the needle'"'"'s longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the handle part'"'"'s horizontal portion so as to cover the needle with the guard part.
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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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17 Claims
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1. A method for covering an insertion needle, comprising:
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inserting a cannula into the skin of a patient with an insertion device, wherein the insertion device includes; 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 is configured to slide 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; removing the insertion device from the cannula housing; and sliding the guard part along the handle part in said direction parallel to the needle'"'"'s longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the handle part'"'"'s horizontal portion so as to cover the needle with the guard part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for covering an insertion needle, comprising:
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inserting a cannula of a cannula housing into the skin of a patient with an insertion device, wherein the insertion device includes; 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 is configured to slide 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; removing the insertion device from the cannula housing; and sliding the guard part along the handle part in said direction parallel to the needle'"'"'s longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the handle part'"'"'s horizontal portion so as to cover the needle with the guard part. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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