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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Mannkind Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Inventor:
Christopher C. Gregory, Newtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
MannKind Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 5/145 (2006.01); A61M 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/14248 (2013.01); A61M 5/14526 (2013.01); A61M 5/288 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14513 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14573 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid delivery device comprises a drive unit including an actuator and one or more first features and a cartridge filled with a fluid prior to being inserted into the housing. The cartridge having a fluid reservoir sealed at one end by a movable piston and sealed at another end by a pierceable septum. The cartridge includes one or more second features that are configured to align and mate with the one or more first features allowing the cartridge to be inserted into the drive unit. The piston is moveable by the actuator once the cartridge is inserted into the drive unit.