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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2005
Sheldon B. Moberg, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Ian B. Hanson, Northridge, CA (US);
Paul S. Cheney, Ii, Winnetka, CA (US);
Sheldon B. Moberg, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Ian B. Hanson, Northridge, CA (US);
Paul S. Cheney, II, Winnetka, CA (US);
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
An infusion media delivery device includes a durable housing portion and a separable disposable portion that selectively engage and disengage from each other. The disposable housing portion secures to the patient and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. The disposable housing portion supports an infusion media reservoir and a needle on a moveable platform. The platform is moveable between a first position in which a needle is disengaged with a patient and a second position in which the needle is engaged with the patient.