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US 2014/0114252 A1Published application
Removable Controller for an Infusion Pump
AssigneeAsante Solutions, Inc.
InventorsRAJAN PATEL, TODD KIRSCHEN, STEVEN FRIEDMAN, VICTOR BRIONES, JOSHUA COLTON, MELLANIE BALMEO
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Abstract
Some embodiments of an infusion pump system include a controller device that is configured to removably attach to a pump device in a manner that provides a secure fitting, an overall compact size, and a reliable electrical connection. In particular embodiments, the controller device can be secured to the pump device in a generally side-by-side arrangement. The compact size can enhance the discreteness and portability of the infusion pump system.
Claims1
A portable infusion pump system to dispense medicine to a user, comprising:
- a disposable and non-reusable pump device including:
- a pump housing that defines a space that extending along a longitudinal axis to a receive a pre-filled medicine cartridge, and a drive system to dispense medicine from the pump device when the medicine cartridge is received in the space;
- a reusable controller device removably attachable to the disposable and non-reusable pump device in a side-by-side arrangement, wherein a first electrical connector of the pump device mates with a second electrical connector of the controller device when the controller device removably attaches to the pump device in the side-by-side arrangement;
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- a release member that is movably mounted to one of the pump device and the controller device, the release member being adjustable by a user from a locking position in which the controller device and the pump device are retained in the side-by-side arrangement to a second position in which the controller device and the pump device are detachable from one another.
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