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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2015
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Colin A. Chong, Glendale, CA (US);
Eric M. Lorenzen, Altadena, CA (US);
Rafael Bikovsky, Oak Park, CA (US);
Arsen Ibranyan, Glendale, CA (US);
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
An insertion device may include a device housing configured to be operatively engaged with and disengaged from a base, and engageable with an actuation device, the device housing having a carrier body supporting a piercing member. The carrier body moveable by a carrier body of the actuation device at least between a retracted position and an advanced position. The device housing having a section for supporting a portion of the carrier body of the device housing, the section moveable relative to the carrier body of the device housing to provide sufficient clearance to allow the carrier body of the device housing to be moved by the carrier body of the actuation device.