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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2015
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Jacob E. Pananen, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Afshin Bazargan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Juan M. Alderete, Jr., Granada Hills, CA (US);
Sherif M. Ali, Porter Ranch, CA (US);
Benjamin A. Grover, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Edgardo C. Halili, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Susan McConnell Montalvo, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Anthony C. Ng, Calabasas, CA (US);
Ulrich H. Rankers, Porter Ranch, CA (US);
Vaughn S. Sakae, Arcadia, CA (US);
Pablo Vazquez, Porter Valley, CA (US);
Andrew E. Weaver, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Matthew William Yavorsky, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Edmond W. Yu, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Jennifer L. Wagner, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark Lin, Newark, CA (US);
Arsen Ibranyan, Glendale, CA (US);
R. Marie Tieck, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Adam S. Trock, Burbank, CA (US);
Eric M. Lorenzen, Altadena, CA (US);
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. The reservoir, a base and a cap are connected to form an integrated unit that is capable of being inserted and secured in an infusion pump housing. The cap and the infusion pump are each provided with at least one sensor or at least one detectable feature, arranged to interact with at least one corresponding detectable feature or sensor on the other of the cap and infusion pump device, to detect one or more of the presence, position or other characteristic of the cap when the cap is aligned or coupled with the infusion pump housing. The detectable feature and sensor may be magnetic, RF, mechanical, optical or any combination.