METHOD FOR MOUNTING AN INFUSION SET WITH USER-CONTROLLED 360-DEGREE ROTARY MOTION HUB TO AN INFUSION SITE
First Claim
1. A method for mounting an infusion set to an infusion site comprising:
- adhering an infuser base of the insertion set to an infusion site on a user'"'"'s skin;
inserting a cannula cartridge of the infusion set into an opening of the infuser base such that a cannula of the cannula cartridge is subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site;
removeably attaching a hub of the infusion set to a barb of the infuser base such that a hub needle of the hub pierces a self-sealing septum of the cannula cartridge, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub needle to the cannula and mounting the infusion set on the infusion site;
wherein the attachment of the hub to the barb provides for user-controlled three-hundred and sixty (360°
) rotatable engagement between the hub and the barb.
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Abstract
A method for mounting an infusion set to an infusion site includes adhering an infuser base of the insertion set to an infusion site on a user'"'"'s skin and inserting a cannula cartridge of the infusion set into an opening of the infuser base such that a cannula of the cannula cartridge is subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site. Subsequently, the method includes removeably attaching a hub of the infusion set to a barb of the infuser base such that a hub needle of the hub pierces a self-sealing septum of the cannula cartridge, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub needle to the cannula. In the method, the attachment of the hub to the barb is such that user-controlled three-hundred and sixty (360°) rotatable motion between the hub and the barb is provided.
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1. A method for mounting an infusion set to an infusion site comprising:
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adhering an infuser base of the insertion set to an infusion site on a user'"'"'s skin; inserting a cannula cartridge of the infusion set into an opening of the infuser base such that a cannula of the cannula cartridge is subcutaneously inserted into the infusion site; removeably attaching a hub of the infusion set to a barb of the infuser base such that a hub needle of the hub pierces a self-sealing septum of the cannula cartridge, thereby creating a fluid pathway from the hub needle to the cannula and mounting the infusion set on the infusion site; wherein the attachment of the hub to the barb provides for user-controlled three-hundred and sixty (360°
) rotatable engagement between the hub and the barb. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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