Device for performing at least one medical function

• US 9,655,551 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2015
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Frey, Stephan-Michael, Walter, Helmut, Pfrang, Jrgen, Braun, Jrgen
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Duane
• Application Number:
  US14/614,548
• Publication Number:
  US 20150150494A1
• Time in Patent Office: 838 Days
• Field of Search: 429100, 607 29, 607 34, 607 36
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0285 Apparatus for single use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14865 invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter or needle or using implanted sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49108 Electric battery cell making

Abstract

A device for performing at least one medical function on a user is proposed. The device has at least one medical functional element that is designed to perform the medical function. The medical function is selected from a diagnostic, a therapeutic and a surgical function. The device has at least one evaluation and control part that comprises at least one actuation component for controlling the medical function. The evaluation and control part has at least one casing and at least one battery receptacle. The battery receptacle comprises at least one electrical energy reservoir, more particularly at least one battery. The battery receptacle is designed to be opened irreversibly by the user for removing the energy reservoir.

Claims

1. A medical device comprising a casing having a battery receptacle connected thereto, the casing comprising a sensor or a cannula connected thereto and configured to contact a bodily fluid sample within a patient'"'"'s body, the battery receptacle housing a battery therein and having a closure element that is only movable once from a closed and sealed condition to an open condition and is subsequently immovable from the open condition to the closed and sealed condition, the battery being removable from the battery receptacle only when the closure element is in the open condition,

wherein the closure element includes a sealing film attached to the battery-receptacle casing by adhesive bonding or by welding or by adhesively bonding and welding.

2. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the battery receptacle is detachable from the casing.

3. The medical device of claim 2, wherein the casing comprises a sensor and houses an evaluation circuit that processes a signal from the sensor indicative of the bodily fluid, and wherein the battery is disconnected from the evaluation circuit when the battery receptacle is detached from the casing.

4. The medical device of claim 2, wherein a battery receptacle casing of the battery receptacle is deformed when the battery receptacle is detached from the casing.

5. The medical device of claim 2, wherein the casing is deformed when the battery receptacle is detached from the casing.

6. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the battery receptacle is detachable from the casing at a predetermined breaking point.

7. The medical device of claim 6, wherein the predetermined breaking point includes a kink line.

8. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the battery receptacle is irreversibly detachable from the casing.

9. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the casing includes an adhesive surface configured to adhere the medical device to the patient'"'"'s skin.

10. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the casing comprises a sensor and a cannula.

11. A medical device comprising a casing having a battery receptacle connected thereto, the casing having a sensor and/or a cannula connected thereto and configured to contact a bodily fluid sample within a patient'"'"'s body, the battery receptacle receiving a battery and being irreversibly detachable from the casing such that detachment of the battery receptacle from the casing prevents the battery receptacle from being subsequently reattached to the casing,

wherein a battery receptacle casing of the battery receptacle is deformed when the battery receptacle is detached from the casing.

12. The medical device of claim 11, wherein the casing comprises a sensor and houses an evaluation circuit that processes a signal from the sensor indicative of the bodily fluid, and wherein the battery is disconnected from the evaluation circuit when the battery receptacle is detached from the casing.

13. The medical device of claim 12, wherein the battery receptacle includes a closure element that is only movable once from a closed and sealed condition to an open condition and is subsequently immovable from the open condition to the closed and sealed condition, and wherein the battery is removable from the battery receptacle only when the closure element is in the open condition.

14. The medical device of claim 13, wherein the closure element includes a sealing film attached to the battery-receptacle casing by adhesive bonding or by welding or by adhesively bonding and welding.

16. The medical device of claim 11, wherein the battery receptacle is detachable from the casing at a predetermined breaking point.

18. The medical device of claim 11, wherein the casing includes an adhesive surface configured to adhere the medical device to the patient'"'"'s skin.

15. A medical device comprising a casing having a battery receptacle connected thereto, the casing having a sensor and/or a cannula connected thereto and configured to contact a bodily fluid sample within a patient'"'"'s body, the battery receptacle receiving a battery and being irreversibly detachable from the casing such that detachment of the battery receptacle from the casing prevents the battery receptacle from being subsequently reattached to the casing,

wherein the casing is deformed when the battery receptacle is detached from the casing.

19. The medical device of claim 15, wherein the battery receptacle includes a closure element that is only movable once from a closed and sealed condition to an open condition and is subsequently immovable from the open condition to the closed and sealed condition, and wherein the battery is removable from the battery receptacle only when the closure element is in the open condition.

17. A medical device comprising a casing having a battery receptacle connected thereto, the casing having a sensor and/or a cannula connected thereto and configured to contact a bodily fluid sample within a patient'"'"'s body, the battery receptacle receiving a battery and being irreversibly detachable from the casing such that detachment of the battery receptacle from the casing prevents the battery receptacle from being subsequently reattached to the casing,

wherein the battery receptacle is detachable from the casing at a predetermined breaking point,

wherein the predetermined breaking point includes a kink line.

20. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the battery receptacle includes a closure element that is only movable once from a closed and sealed condition to an open condition and is subsequently immovable from the open condition to the closed and sealed condition, and wherein the battery is removable from the battery receptacle only when the closure element is in the open condition.