Adhesive and peripheral systems and methods for medical devices
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsDean Kamen, Larry B. Gray, Russell H. Beavis
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Abstract
Fill stations and base stations are provided for personal pump systems. The fill stations may be opened and closed to accept a reservoir and to allow fluid to be introduced into the reservoir for use with personal pump systems. The fill stations may hold the reservoir at a tilt relative to an underlying surface and may discourage overfilling of the reservoir. The filling stations may also include viewing windows having fluid lines marked thereon for indicating volume of fluid within the reservoir.
Claims9
A disposable unit for a therapeutic fluid delivery device, the disposable unit comprising:
- a base portion comprising a reservoir cavity and a fluid path, the reservoir cavity comprising a reservoir port and a septum, said fluid path comprising a fluid channel from said reservoir port to a cannula port;
- at least one flexible membrane portion attached onto said base portion and forming a top of said reservoir cavity and a top of said fluid channel;
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- a tubing connected to said base portion at said cannula port, said tubing in fluid communication with said reservoir cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.