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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
James Causey, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Todd Kirschen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mitchell Wenger, Ross, CA (US);
Steven A. Friedman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua Colton, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Keld Sloth Christensen, Hjerm, DK;
Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments of a medical infusion pump system include a pump device having a cap device that mates with a pump housing to retain a medicine cartridge therein. In addition to retaining the medicine cartridge in the pump housing, the cap device may perform a number of preparatory functions or safety functions. In addition or in the alternative, some embodiments of the pump device may include a drive system that advances a piston rod to dispense medicine to the patient in a safe and energy efficient manner.