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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2008
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 first and second housing portions that selectively engage and disengage. A reservoir on one housing portion operatively engages a drive device and/or a needle inserting device on the other housing portion. Upon proper engagement of the housing portions, the reservoir operatively couples to the drive device and/or the needle inserting device. A first magnet on the first housing portion and a second magnet (or a magnetically-attractive material) on the second housing portion are positioned to magnetically interact with each other, upon operative engagement of the housing portions. A third magnet on the second housing portion may be opposed to the first magnet to help align the housing portions for connection. A magnet-responsive device may be on one or both housing portions to detect alignment and/or connection of the housing portions.