Fluid pump assembly and loading of same into a fluid delivery system

A fluid delivery system comprising:

• a cavity in which to receive a fluid pump assembly;
• a pump control interface disposed in the cavity, the pump control interface operable to control the fluid pump assembly;
• and
• multiple retractable loading guides protruding from the cavity, the multiple retractable loading guides operable to retain and align the fluid pump assembly, movement of the multiple retractable loading guides further operable to matably contact the aligned fluid pump assembly to the pump control interface in the cavity;
• wherein the multiple retractable loading guides include corresponding channels in which to retain tabs of the fluid pump assembly, the corresponding channels of the multiple retractable loading guides operable to align the fluid pump assembly for insertion into the cavity;
• wherein the tabs include:
• i) a first set of tabs disposed on a first edge of the fluid pump assembly, and ii) a second set of tabs disposed on a second edge of the fluid pump assembly;
• the fluid delivery system further comprising:
• a first ledge and a second ledge, the first ledge disposed on a first side of the cavity, the second ledge disposed on a second side of the cavity;
• wherein the multiple retractable loading guides include first loading guides and second loading guides, the first loading guides spaced apart from the second loading guides;
• wherein the first loading guides are spaced apart from each other along the first ledge;
• and
• wherein the second loading guides are spaced apart from each other along the second ledge.