Skin Securable Drug Delivery Device With A Shock Absorbing Protective Shield
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorsOfer Yodfat, Ofer Arnold, Yair Dan
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Abstract
Disclosed is a skin securable therapeutic fluid dispensing device that includes a reservoir adapted to retain therapeutic fluid, a pump driving mechanism, and at least one housing configured to accommodate the reservoir and the pump driving mechanism, with at least a portion of the at least one housing defining at least a portion of the reservoir. The device also includes a shield coupled to the at least one housing, the shield configured to protect, at least in part, the reservoir from application of external forces thereon.
Claims20
A therapeutic fluid dispenser comprising:
- a reservoir for storing a therapeutic fluid;
- a pump driving mechanism;
- a dispenser housing configured to accommodate the reservoir and the pump driving mechanism;
- and
- a shield coupled to the housing, the shield configured to protect, at least in part, the reservoir from one or more external forces acting on the shield, the shield being spaced from the reservoir to define an air-gap therebetween.
A therapeutic fluid dispenser comprising:
- a first part including:
- at least a portion of a pump driving mechanism;
- and
- a first housing configured to accommodate the at least a portion of the pump driving mechanism;
- a shield coupled to the first part housing;
- a second part coupleable to the first part, the second part including:
- a reservoir for retaining a therapeutic fluid;
- and
- a second housing configured to accommodate the reservoir;
- wherein the shield is spaced from the reservoir to define an air-gap therebetween, and configured to protect, at least in part, the reservoir from one or more external forces thereon when the disposable part and the reusable part are coupled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.