Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Infusion medium delivery device and method with drive device for driving plunger in reservoir
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Application No.: US12497345Application Date: 2009-07-02
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Publication No.: US08529553B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: R. Paul Mounce , Melissa D. Norton , Paul F. Bente, IV , Ian B. Hanson , Sheldon B. Moberg , Paul H. Kovelman
- Applicant: R. Paul Mounce , Melissa D. Norton , Paul F. Bente, IV , Ian B. Hanson , Sheldon B. Moberg , Paul H. Kovelman
- Applicant Address: US CA Northridge
- Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Northridge
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: A61K9/22
- IPC: A61K9/22 ; A61M5/178

Abstract:
A delivery device includes first and second housing portions that selectively engage and disengage. A reservoir on one housing portion operatively engages a drive device and/or a needle inserting device on the other housing portion. Upon proper engagement of the housing portions, the reservoir operatively couples to the drive device and/or the needle inserting device. A first magnet on the first housing portion and a second magnet (or a magnetically-attractive material) on the second housing portion are positioned to magnetically interact with each other, upon operative engagement of the housing portions. A third magnet on the second housing portion may be opposed to the first magnet to help align the housing portions for connection. A magnet-responsive device may be on one or both housing portions to detect alignment and/or connection of the housing portions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090270811A1 INFUSION MEDIUM DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD WITH DRIVE DEVICE FOR DRIVING PLUNGER IN RESERVOIR Public/Granted day:2009-10-29
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