US 2009/0292249 A1 · INSERTION DEVICE

Abstract

An insertion device, generally used with an infusion set, including a needle being adapted for puncturing at one end and including at the opposite end a hub. The hub includes a handle part and a guard part that are capable of securing the needle through the use of locks. Locking structures are used to secure the insertion device in a position where the needle is covered in a locked position, avoiding unintended contact with the needle.

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Dependent claims

An insertion set, comprising:

a cannula housing of an infusion set including a cannula adapted to be inserted into the skin of a patient;
and
an insertion device including:
a hub removably attachable to a base of the cannula housing of the infusion set, including a handle part and a guard part;
a needle attached to the hub, wherein the guard part is adapted to cover the needle;
and
a collapse part attached to the handle part.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/480,055Filed 8 Jun 2009

Priority

3 Feb 2005

Published

26 Nov 2009

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Classification10 codes

A61M 5/158
Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor: needles for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting…
A61M 25/02
Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters: holding devices, e.g. on the body
A61M 25/0612
Body-piercing guide needles or the like: devices for protecting the needle; Devices to help insertion of the needle, e.g. wings or holders
A61M 5/3216
Means for protection against accidental injuries by used needles: caps placed transversally onto the needle, e.g. pivotally attached to the needle…

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