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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2006
R. Paul Mounce, Burbank, CA (US);
Melissa D. Norton, Valencia, CA (US);
Robert M. Guezuraga, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Bradley J. Enegren, Moorpark, CA (US);
Paul F. Bente, Iv, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ian B. Hanson, Northridge, CA (US);
Julian D. Kavazov, Arcadia, CA (US);
Christopher G. Griffin, Sylmar, CA (US);
Sheldon B. Moberg, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Mark D. Holt, Moorpark, CA (US);
Susie E. Maule, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Paul H. Kovelman, Simi Valley, CA (US);
R. Paul Mounce, Burbank, CA (US);
Melissa D. Norton, Valencia, CA (US);
Robert M. Guezuraga, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Bradley J. Enegren, Moorpark, CA (US);
Paul F. Bente, IV, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ian B. Hanson, Northridge, CA (US);
Julian D. Kavazov, Arcadia, CA (US);
Christopher G. Griffin, Sylmar, CA (US);
Sheldon B. Moberg, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Mark D. Holt, Moorpark, CA (US);
Susie E. Maule, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Paul H. Kovelman, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
A 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-user and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. Components that normally come into contact with a patient-user or with infusion medium are supported by the disposable housing portion, while the durable housing portion supports other components such as electronics and a drive device. A reservoir is supported by the disposable housing portion and has a moveable plunger that operatively couples to the drive device, when the disposable and durable housing portions are engaged.