Insertion device for an insertion set and method of using the same

An insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient, the insertion device comprising:

• a device housing;
• a carrier body slidably received within the device housing for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carrier body including a receiving structure to support an insertion set in a position with the at least one piercing member oriented for insertion through the skin of the patient at a predetermined angle relative to the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position;
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• a driver operatively coupled between the device housing and the carrier body that urges the carrier body with a controlled force and speed from the retracted position toward the advanced position to place at least a portion of the at least one piercing member of the insertion set thorough the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient,
• wherein the receiving structure of the carrier body is removable from the insertion set while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient, and
• wherein the insertion set is a sensor set.

An insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient, the insertion device comprising:

• a device housing;
• a carrier body slidably received within the device housing for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carrier body including a receiving structure to support an insertion set in a position with the at least one piercing member oriented for insertion through the skin of the patient at a predetermined angle relative to the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position;
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• a driver operatively coupled between the device housing and the carrier body that urges the carrier body with a controlled force and speed from the retracted position toward the advanced position to place at least a portion of the at least one piercing member of the insertion set thorough the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient,
• wherein the receiving structure of the carrier body is removable from the insertion set while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient, and
• wherein the device housing has a forward end defining a generally planar angled insertion contact surface for placement against a patient's skin with the device housing in a predetermined orientation relative to a patient's skin that mirrors the predetermined angle of the insertion set relative to a patient's skin.

An insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient, the insertion device comprising:

• a device housing;
• a carrier body slidably received within the device housing for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carrier body including a receiving structure to support an insertion set in a position with the at least one piercing member oriented for insertion through the skin of the patient at a predetermined angle relative to the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position;
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• a driver operatively coupled between the device housing and the carrier body that urges the carrier body with a controlled force and speed from the retracted position toward the advanced position to place at least a portion of the at least one piercing member of the insertion set thorough the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient,
• wherein the receiving structure of the carrier body is removable from the insertion set while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient, and
• wherein the device housing and the carrier body include a cooperatively engageable track mechanism for guiding movement of the carrier body between the advanced and retracted positions while retaining the carrier body against rotation relative to the device housing.

An insertion set for insertion through the skin of a patient by an insertion device having a slidable carrier body for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carrier body of the insertion device including a receiving structure to support the insertion set in a position for insertion through the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position, and the insertion device having a driver operatively coupled to the carrier body that urges the carrier body with a controlled force and speed from the retracted position toward the advanced position for insertion of the insertion set thorough the skin of the patient, the insertion set comprising:

• at least one piercing member, wherein at least a portion of the at least one piercing member is insertable through the skin of the patient;
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• a set housing coupled to the at least one piercing member, wherein the set housing is shaped to fit within the carrier body of the insertion device to orient the at least one piercing member for placement through the skin of the patient of at least a portion of the at least one piercing member at a predetermined angle relative to the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient, and
• wherein the insertion set is inserted to avoid contacting bone, and
• wherein the set housing of the insertion set is removable from the receiving structure of the carrier body while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient.

An insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient, the insertion device comprising:

• a device housing;
• a carrier body slidably received within the device housing for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carrier body including a receiving structure to support an insertion set in a position with the at least one piercing member oriented for insertion through the skin of the patient at a predetermined angle relative to the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position;
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• a driver operatively coupled between the device housing and the carrier body that urges the carrier body with a controlled force and speed from the retracted position toward the advanced position to place at least a portion of the at least one piercing member of the insertion set thorough the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient,
• wherein the receiving structure of the carrier body is removable from the insertion set while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient, and
• wherein the insertion set is both an infusion set and a sensor set combined into an integral unit.

An insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient, the insertion device comprising:

• a device housing;
• a carrier body slidably received within the device housing for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carrier body including a receiving structure to support an insertion set in a position with the at least one piercing member oriented for insertion through the skin of the patient at a predetermined angle relative to the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position;
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• a driver operatively coupled between the device housing and the carrier body that urges the carrier body with a controlled force and speed from the retracted position toward the advanced position to place at least a portion of the at least one piercing member of the insertion set thorough the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient,
• wherein the receiving structure of the carrier body is removable from the insertion set while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient, and
• wherein the insertion set adheres to the skin.

An insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient, the insertion device comprising:

• a device housing;
• a carrier body slidably received within the device housing for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position, the carrier body including a receiving structure to support an insertion set in a position with the at least one piercing member oriented for insertion through the skin of the patient at a predetermined angle relative to the skin of the patient upon movement of the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position;
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• a driver operatively coupled between the device housing and the carrier body that urges the carrier body with a controlled force and speed from the retracted position toward the advanced position to place at least a portion of the at least one piercing member of the insertion set thorough the skin of the patient to install the insertion set to the patient,
• wherein the receiving structure of the carrier body is removable from the insertion set while maintaining the installation of the insertion set to the patient, and
• wherein the controlled force and speed that urges the carrier body from the retracted position to the advanced position is incapable of piercing bone.