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US 12,588,928 B2Granted
Medical device inserters and processes of inserting and using medical devices
AssigneeAbbott Diabetes Care Inc.
InventorsManuel Luis Donnay, Tuan Nguyen, Louis G. Pace, Peter G. Robinson
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Abstract
An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices. Embodiments include removing a substantially cylindrical cap from an inserter to expose a substantially cylindrical sleeve, removing a cover from a substantially cylindrical container holding sensor components, and fitting the sensor components into the inserter.
Claims20
An insertion apparatus comprising:
- a sheath having a distal surface for placement on a subject;
- a device support adapted to releasably couple with a medical device comprising a sensor;
- a sharp support adapted to support a sharp;
- a detent and a ledge;
- and
- a housing movable from a proximal position to a distal position relative to the sheath and adapted to urge the device support and the sharp support distally to insert the sharp and the sensor into the subject;
- wherein at least a portion of the sheath is disposed within a cavity of the housing;
- wherein the insertion apparatus has an interlock configuration that prevents movement of the housing from the proximal position until overcome by a force applied distally to the housing;
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- wherein the detent is held in contact with the ledge when the insertion apparatus is in the interlock configuration.
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An insertion apparatus comprising:
- a sheath having a distal surface for placement on a subject;
- a device support adapted to releasably couple with a medical device comprising a sensor;
- a sharp support adapted to support a sharp;
- a detent and a ledge;
- and
- a housing movable from a proximal position to a distal position relative to the sheath and adapted to urge the device support and the sharp support distally to insert the sharp and the sensor into the subject;
- wherein at least a portion of the sheath is disposed within a cavity of the housing;
- wherein the insertion apparatus has an interlock configuration that prevents movement of the housing from the distal position, and
- wherein the detent is held in contact with the ledge when the insertion apparatus is in the interlock configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.