Infusion set and associated methods
OwnerOmid Mostafaei, Lisa Jaunet van Kooteninventors
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An infusion set for subcutaneous infusion of a therapeutic agent into a patient, the infusion set comprising: an infusion hub comprising: a casing; a cannula for insertion into a patient; a fluid transfer part connected to the casing in fluid communication with the cannula; and, a tubing connector configured to engage the fluid transfer part and connectable to tubing for receiving a therapeutic agent from a pump; an adaptor comprising: an upstream end connectable to the tubing; and, a downstream end connectable to the fluid transfer part; wherein the cannula defines a downstream end of a fluid flow path extending between a pump and the patient via the adaptor; and, wherein the adaptor comprises a filter disposed in the fluid flow path between the upstream end and the downstream end.
An infusion set for subcutaneous infusion of a therapeutic agent into a patient, the infusion set comprising:
An infusion set according to any preceding claim, wherein the adaptor comprises a sealing membrane configured to prevent egress of fluid out of the adaptor from the fluid flow path.
An infusion set according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the filter provides a physical filter medium for removing unwanted species by size exclusion.
An infusion set according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the filter provides a chemical filter medium for removing unwanted species by sorption.
An infusion set according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the filter is a modular filter comprising first and second sub-filters arranged to allow fluid flow therethrough in series.
An infusion set according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the filter comprises a foam or a membrane or a sheet comprising a cellulose, a polyurethane (Pll), a polyester, a polyether and/or a collagen.
An infusion set according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising:
A method of treating a patient via subcutaneous infusion with a therapeutic agent, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.