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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2024
Applicant:
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Inventor:
Roger E. Smith, Ivins, UT (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC., Northridge, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/158 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/158 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1585 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are techniques related to insertion of a fluid conduit (e.g., tubing connected to a fluid reservoir or a cannula sharing a pre-assembled fluid pathway with such tubing). In some embodiments, an insertion mechanism may include one or more springs (e.g., a torsion spring or a compression spring). The one or more springs may cause a trocar or a trocar slider to pierce tissue and insert the fluid conduit. The one or more springs may further cause the trocar or the trocar slider to be removed from the tissue.