Insertion device for an insertion set and method of using the same

An insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient, the insertion device comprising:

• device housing means for holding parts of the insertion device, wherein the device housing means include angled end means for supporting a selectable insertion angle relative to the skin of the patient upon the movement of the angled end means and the placement of the insertion device relative to the skin of the patient;
• carrier means slidably received within the device housing means for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, wherein the carrier means includes receiving means for supporting the insertion set in a position with the at least one piercing member oriented for insertion through the skin of the patient at the selectable insertion angle relative to the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier means from the retracted position to the advanced position;
• driver means operatively coupled between the device housing means and the carrier means to urge the carrier means from the retracted position toward the advanced position to place at least a portion of the at least one piercing member of the insertion set thorough the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient;
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• wherein the receiving means of the carrier means is removable from the insertion set while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient.

An insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient, the insertion device comprising:

• a device housing to support the insertion device relative to the skin of the patient;
• a carrier body slidably received within the device housing for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carrier body includes a receiving structure to support the insertion set in a position with at least one piercing member oriented for insertion through the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position;
• a locking mechanism to engage at least a portion of an insertion set and secure it to the receiving structure of the carrier body, and to substantially prevent the premature release of the carrier body before securing it in position against the patient's skin.
• a driver operatively coupled between the device housing and the carrier body to urge the carrier body from the retracted position toward the advanced position to place at least a portion of the at least one piercing member of the insertion set through the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient;
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• wherein the receiving structure of the carrier body is removable from the insertion set while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient.

An insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient, the insertion device comprising:

• a device housing to support the insertion device relative to the skin of the patient;
• a carrier body slidably received within the device housing for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carrier body includes a receiving structure to support the insertion set in a position with at least one piercing member oriented for insertion through the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position;
• a driver operatively coupled between the device housing and the carrier body to move the carrier body from the retracted position toward the advanced position to place at least a portion of the at least one piercing member of the insertion set through the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient;
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• wherein the receiving structure of the carrier body is removable from the insertion set while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient.

An insertion set for insertion through the skin of a patient by an insertion device having a carrier body for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carrier body of the insertion device including a receiving structure to support the insertion set in a position for insertion through the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position, and the insertion device having a driver that urges the carrier body from the retracted position toward the advanced position for insertion of the insertion set thorough the skin of the patient, the insertion set comprising:

• at least one piercing member, wherein at least a portion of the at least one piercing member is insertable through the skin of the patient;
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• a set housing coupled to the at least one piercing member, wherein the set housing is shaped to fit within the carrier body of the insertion device to orient the at least one piercing member for placement through the skin of the patient of at least a portion of the at least one piercing member at an angle relative to the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient, and
• wherein the set housing of the insertion set is removable from the receiving structure of the carrier body while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient.