# US 11,077,965 B2 · Apparatus, system and method for fluid delivery > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,077,965 B2 - Document ID: US11077965B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/961,238 - Filed: 2018-04-24 - Published: 2018-08-23 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2013-07-03 - Assignees: DEKA Products Limited Partnership - Applicants: DEKA Products Limited Partnership - Inventors: Kevin L. Grant; Richard J. Lanigan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077965B2 ## CPC - B65B 3/003: {Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like} - A61M 5/14224: {Diaphragm type} - A61M 5/14248: {of the skin patch type} - A61M 5/14586: {pressurised by means of a flexible diaphragm} - A61M 5/16809: {by repeated filling and emptying of an intermediate volume} - A61M 2005/14268: {with a reusable and a disposable component} - A61M 2005/3114: {Filling or refilling} - A61M 2039/1077: {Adapters, e.g. couplings adapting a connector to one or several other connectors} - A61M 2205/0266: Shape memory materials - A61M 2205/0294: Piezoelectric materials - A61M 2205/18: with alarm - A61M 2205/3306: Optical measuring means - A61M 2205/3331: Pressure; Flow - A61M 2205/3375: Acoustical, e.g. ultrasonic, measuring means - A61M 2205/3546: Range - A61M 2205/3576: with non implanted data transmission devices, e.g. using external transmitter or receiver - A61M 2205/8237: Charging means - A61M 2206/22: eliminating pulsatile flows, e.g. by the provision of a dampening chamber - A61M 2209/045: for filling, e.g. for filling reservoirs - A61M 2209/086: Docking stations - B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00) - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract A device for filling a reservoir. The device includes a cover portion comprising a septum window, and a bottom portion, the bottom portion configured to attach to a disposable housing assembly comprising the reservoir, wherein the cover portion and the bottom portion are rotatably attached in a locked configuration and wherein in a locked configuration, a septum is obscured through the septum window, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are placed in an unlocked configuration, the cover portion rotates with respect to the bottom portion and the septum is visible through the septum window. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for filling a reservoir comprising: a cover portion comprising a septum window; and a bottom portion, the bottom portion configured to attach to a disposable housing assembly comprising the reservoir, wherein the cover portion and the bottom portion are rotatably attached in a locked configuration and wherein in a locked configuration, a septum is obscured through the septum window, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are placed in an unlocked configuration, the cover portion rotates with respect to the bottom portion and the septum is visible through the septum window. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the cover portion slides downward over the bottom portion and wherein when the cover portion slides downward over the bottom portion, the device is in an unlocked configuration. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a first valve beam cover and a first check valve beam, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the first valve beam cover is rotated over the first check valve beam. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a first check valve beam, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the first valve beam is actuated. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a pump chamber plunger beam and a pump chamber plunger, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the pump chamber plunger beam is rotated over the pump chamber plunger. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a pump chamber plunger, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the pump chamber plunger is actuated. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a second valve beam cover and a second valve beam, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the second valve beam cover is rotated over the second valve beam. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a second valve beam, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the second valve beam is actuated. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are placed in a priming configuration, the device primes a disposable housing assembly. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in a priming configuration, a first valve and a second valve are in their opened positions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the priming position, the first valve beam is unactuated. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the priming position, the second valve beam is unactuated. ### Claim 13 A system for filling a reservoir comprising: a disposable housing assembly comprising the reservoir and a septum; a cover portion comprising a septum window; and a bottom portion, the bottom portion configured to attach to the disposable housing assembly, wherein the cover portion and the bottom portion are rotatably attached in a locked configuration and wherein in a locked configuration, the septum is obscured through the septum window, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are placed in an unlocked configuration, the cover portion rotates with respect to the bottom portion and the septum is visible through the septum window. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, wherein the cover portion slides downward over the bottom portion and wherein when the cover portion slides downward over the bottom portion, the device is in an unlocked configuration. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, further comprising a first valve beam cover and a first check valve beam, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the first valve beam cover is rotated over the first check valve beam. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, further comprising a first check valve beam, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the first valve beam is actuated. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, further comprising a pump chamber plunger beam and a pump chamber plunger, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the pump chamber plunger beam is rotated over the pump chamber plunger. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, further comprising a pump chamber plunger, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the pump chamber plunger is actuated. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, further comprising a second valve beam cover and a second valve beam, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the second valve beam cover is rotated over the second valve beam. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, further comprising a second valve beam, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the unlocked position, the second valve beam is actuated. ### Claim 21 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are placed in a priming configuration, the device primes a disposable housing assembly. ### Claim 22 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in a priming configuration, a first valve and a second valve are in their opened positions. ### Claim 23 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the priming position, the first valve beam is unactuated. ### Claim 24 (depends on 13) The device of claim 13, wherein when the cover portion and the bottom portion are in the priming position, the second valve beam is unactuated.