Angled inserter for drug infusion
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1. An inserter for inserting a needle or cannula of an infusion set, comprising:
- a fixed inserter member having a front wall, side walls, and a top wall, said walls forming a cavity, and a flexible beam connected to the front wall and extending rearwardly from the front wall of the cavity; and
a movable inserter member movably connected to said fixed inserter member and adapted to receive the infusion set, said movable inserter member being movable from a first position to a second position toward the cavity of the fixed inserter member to expose the needle or cannula, the movable inserter member being locked to the fixed inserter member in the first position to prevent accidentally exposing the needle or cannula, whereinthe flexible beam engages said movable inserter member to prevent movement of said movable inserter member from said first position to said second position.
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An inserter for inserting a needle or cannula of an infusion set comprises a fixed inserter member and a movable inserter member movably connected to said fixed inserter member and adapted to receive the infusion set. The movable inserter member is movable from a first position to a second position to expose the needle or cannula. The movable inserter member is locked to the fixed inserter member in the first position to prevent accidentally exposing the needle or cannula.
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1. An inserter for inserting a needle or cannula of an infusion set, comprising:
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a fixed inserter member having a front wall, side walls, and a top wall, said walls forming a cavity, and a flexible beam connected to the front wall and extending rearwardly from the front wall of the cavity; and a movable inserter member movably connected to said fixed inserter member and adapted to receive the infusion set, said movable inserter member being movable from a first position to a second position toward the cavity of the fixed inserter member to expose the needle or cannula, the movable inserter member being locked to the fixed inserter member in the first position to prevent accidentally exposing the needle or cannula, wherein the flexible beam engages said movable inserter member to prevent movement of said movable inserter member from said first position to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
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2. An inserter for inserting a needle or cannula of an infusion set, comprising:
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a fixed inserter member having a front wall, side walls, and a top wall, said walls forming a cavity, and a flexible beam that extends rearwardly from the front wall of the cavity; and a movable inserter member movably connected to said fixed inserter member and adapted to receive the infusion set, said movable inserter member being movable from a first position to a second position to expose the needle or cannula, the movable inserter member being locked to the fixed inserter member in the first position to prevent accidentally exposing the needle or cannula, wherein the flexible beam engages said movable inserter member to prevent movement of said movable inserter member from said first position to said second position; and a flexible member of said movable inserter member is moved to deflect said flexible beam of said fixed inserter member, thereby disengaging from said fixed inserter member to allow movement of said movable inserter member from said first position to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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