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US 2006/0142698 A1Published application
Internal needle inserter
AssigneeNovo Nordisk A/S
InventorErik Ethelfeld
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AssigneeNovo Nordisk A/S
InventorErik Ethelfeld
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A device comprises a housing having a mounting surface adapted for application to the skin of a subject, a needle with a pointed end portion adapted to penetrate the skin the subject, the needle having a first position in which the distal end portion is retracted within the housing, and a second position in which the distal end portion projects relative to the mounting surface. The device further comprises actuatable driving means actuatable to cause activation as well as release of the driving means, thereby moving the needle from the first position to the second position. By this arrangement the needle device can be supplied to the user in a non-energized state, the energizing taking place when the device is actuated by the user which means that energy will be stored only for a period from a few seconds to a few hours or days.
A medical device (100, 400) comprising:
A medical device as defined in any of the previous claims, wherein the transcutaneous device comprises a carrier means (153, 154, 353, 363, 453, 463), the carrier means being coupled to the housing for controlled movement of the transcutaneous device between the first and second positions.
A medical device as defined in any of the previous claims, wherein the transcutaneous device is a hollow infusion needle comprising a proximal end (152) and the distal pointed end portion (151).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.