# US 2019/0167303 A1 · Inserter system with transport protection > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0167303 A1 - Document ID: US20190167303A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/265,832 - Filed: 2019-02-01 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2011-03-14 - Assignees: Unomedical A/S - Applicants: UnoMedical A/S - Inventors: Rune Frimand BYAGER - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190167303A1 ## CPC - A61B 17/3468: {for implanting or removing devices, e.g. prostheses, implants, seeds, wires (devices for implanting seeds A61M37/0069)} - A61B 5/686: {Permanently implanted devices, e.g. pacemakers, other stimulators, biochips (A61B5/6861 takes precedence)} - A61B 17/3415: {for introducing tubes or catheters, e.g. gastrostomy tubes, drain catheters (A61B17/3417 takes precedence; body piercing catheter guide needles A61M25/06)} - A61M 5/158: Needles {for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting infusion needles, or for holding them on the body} - A61B 2017/0023: {disposable} - A61B 2017/00367: {Details of actuation of instruments, e.g. relations between pushing buttons, or the like, and activation of the tool, working tip, or the like} - A61B 2017/347: {Locking means, e.g. for locking instrument in cannula} - A61M 2005/1585: {Needle inserters} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract Single use inserter system comprising a housing part and a lid part, the inserter system comprising a carrier part in an initial position in the housing and a drive unit comprising a first drive part attached to the housing, the drive unit comprising at least one spring element supported by the first drive part, wherein the drive unit is configured for moving the carrier part from a first position to a second position in relation to the housing in an insertion direction along a first axis. The inserter system comprises a transcutaneous device having a proximal surface and a distal surface, wherein the transcutaneous device is detachably attached to the carrier part, the inserter system comprising at least one transport protection element preventing movement of the carrier part in a direction along the first axis thereby supporting the carrier part in the initial position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Single use inserter system comprising a housing part and a lid part, the inserter system comprising a carrier part in an initial position in the housing and a drive unit comprising a first drive part attached to the housing, the drive unit comprising at least one spring element supported by the first drive part, wherein the drive unit is configured for moving the carrier part from a first position to a second position in relation to the housing in an insertion direction along a first axis, the inserter system comprising a transcutaneous device having a proximal surface and a distal surface, wherein the transcutaneous device is detachably attached to the carrier part, the inserter system comprising at least one transport protection element preventing movement of the carrier part in a direction along the first axis thereby supporting the carrier part in the initial position. ### Claim 2 Inserter system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one transport protection element comprises at least one bridge between the carrier part and a stationary part of the inserter system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) Inserter system according to claim 2, wherein the at least one bridge comprises a first bridge between the carrier part and a first primary drive part of the first drive part, and a second bridge between the carrier part and a first secondary drive part of the first drive part. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2, 3) Inserter system according to any of claims 2-3, wherein the at least one bridge comprises a first bridge having a minimum width in the range from 0.1 mm to 2.0 mm and a thickness in the range from 0.1 mm to 2.0 mm ### Claim 5 Inserter system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one transport protection element comprises a locking member detachably mounted in the housing part and engaging with the carrier part and a stationary part of the inserter system such that movement of the carrier part is prevented in a direction along the first axis thereby supporting the carrier part in the initial position. ### Claim 6 Inserter system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one transportation protection element locks the carrier part in the initial position. ### Claim 7 Inserter system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one spring element is made of a plastic material. ### Claim 8 Inserter system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one transport protection element comprises at least one support element formed in the lid part, the at least one support element including a first support element for supporting the carrier part and the transcutaneous device in the initial position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) Inserter system according to claim 8, wherein the first support element has a first end adjacent to the proximal surface of the transcutaneous device. ### Claim 10 Inserter system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier part comprises a needle hub with a hub base and an insertion needle secured to the hub base, the transcutaneous device being detachably attached to the needle hub. ### Claim 11 Inserter system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier part comprises a carrier base releasably attached to the needle hub, wherein the inserter device is configured for releasing the needle hub from the carrier base in the second position.