Disposable infusion device facilitating tissue fold formation for cannula deployment and method
First Claim
1. A method of deploying a cannula of a disposable infusion device, comprising:
- providing a device comprising a base member and a flexible member partially adhered to the base member, wherein the flexible member comprises first and second surfaces, the first surface comprising an outer region;
adhering the second surface to a skin surface;
forming a skin fold;
driving a cannula through the base member while maintaining the skin fold;
releasing the skin fold; and
adhering the outer region of the first surface to the base member.
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Abstract
A device and method facilitates the forming of a skin fold during deployment of a cannula. The device may be a disposable infusion device and the method comprises adhering, to a skin surface, a base member having a port for receiving a cannula, forming a skin fold having skin surfaces sloping away from opposite sides of the base member, driving a cannula through the port of the base member while maintaining the skin fold, and releasing the skin fold. To facilitate the forming of the skin fold, the device comprises a base having a base surface and a flexible layer member. The flexible layer member has a first surface adjacent the base surface and a second surface adapted to be adhered to a patient'"'"'s skin. The first surface has a first portion adhered to a portion of the base surface and a second portion adherable to the base surface.
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1. A method of deploying a cannula of a disposable infusion device, comprising:
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providing a device comprising a base member and a flexible member partially adhered to the base member, wherein the flexible member comprises first and second surfaces, the first surface comprising an outer region; adhering the second surface to a skin surface; forming a skin fold; driving a cannula through the base member while maintaining the skin fold; releasing the skin fold; and adhering the outer region of the first surface to the base member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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