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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2017
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Eric Bene, Lynn, MA (US);
Russell Cole, River Vale, NJ (US);
Arthur Klotz, Willow Grove, PA (US);
Melissa Rosen, Lynn, MA (US);
Judy Lin Walish, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Michel Bruehwiler, Newton, MA (US);
Michael Creighton, Hatboro, PA (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
An infusion set is disclosed that includes an inserter including an inserter housing having at least one flexible arm for holding an infusion set in a single axial position prior to insertion of at least a portion of a cannula of the infusion set, the inserter housing having a surface for contacting the patient's skin. The inserter also includes a movable plunger disposed within the inserter housing for releasing the infusion set from the inserter housing, impacting the infusion set, and imparting momentum to the infusion set to insert the cannula into the patient's skin. The inserter additionally includes a biasing element biasing the plunger toward the activated position.