INFUSION SET WITH USER-CONTROLLED 360-DEGREE ROTARY MOTION HUB
First Claim
1. An infusion set comprising:
- an infuser base that includes;
an adhesive pad configured for removably adhering the infuser base to an infusion site on a user'"'"'s skin;
a barb; and
an infuser base opening therethrough;
a cannula cartridge that includes;
a cannula for subcutaneous insertion into the infusion site;
a cannula cartridge self-sealing septum; and
a hub configured for removable and user-controlled three hundred and sixty degree (360°
) rotateable engagement with the barb of the infuser base, the hub including;
a hub needle for piercing the self-sealing septum of the cannula cartridge, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub needle to the cannula of the cannula cartridge;
a flexible tube in fluid communication with the hub needle;
wherein the cannula cartridge is configured for insertion into the infuser base opening with the cannula being subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site essentially perpendicular to the insertion site user'"'"'s skin.
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Abstract
An infusion set includes an infuser base, a cannula cartridge and a hub. The infuser base includes an adhesive pad configured for removably adhering the infuser base to an infusion site, a barb, and an infuser base opening. The cannula cartridge includes a cannula for subcutaneous insertion into the infusion site and a cannula cartridge self-sealing septum. The hub is configured for removable and user-controlled three hundred and sixty degree (360°) rotateable engagement with the barb. The hub includes a hub needle for piercing the self-sealing septum, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub needle to the cannula of the cannula cartridge. The hub also includes a flexible tube in fluid communication with the hub needle. The cannula cartridge of is configured for insertion into the infuser base opening with the cannula being subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site.
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11 Claims
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1. An infusion set comprising:
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an infuser base that includes; an adhesive pad configured for removably adhering the infuser base to an infusion site on a user'"'"'s skin; a barb; and an infuser base opening therethrough; a cannula cartridge that includes; a cannula for subcutaneous insertion into the infusion site; a cannula cartridge self-sealing septum; and a hub configured for removable and user-controlled three hundred and sixty degree (360°
) rotateable engagement with the barb of the infuser base, the hub including;a hub needle for piercing the self-sealing septum of the cannula cartridge, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub needle to the cannula of the cannula cartridge; a flexible tube in fluid communication with the hub needle; wherein the cannula cartridge is configured for insertion into the infuser base opening with the cannula being subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site essentially perpendicular to the insertion site user'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. The infusion set of claim to wherein the minimum force is 0.05 lbf.
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