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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2017
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Afshin Bazargan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Pablo Vazquez, North Hills, CA (US);
Hsiao-Yu S. Kow, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Salman Monirabbasi, Playa Vista, CA (US);
Ian B. Hanson, Wayne, PA (US);
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, a force sensor, and an electronics module. The drive motor assembly regulates delivery of fluid by actuating a piston of a fluid reservoir, and the force sensor generates output levels in response to force imparted thereto during, for example, fluid delivery operations. The electronics module processes the output levels of the force sensor to assess the operating health of the force sensor, to check for occlusions in the fluid delivery path, and to monitor the seating status of the fluid reservoir.