Insertion device

US7704229B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC. · US

Inventors

• Sheldon B. Moberg · Thousand Oaks, US
• Susie E. Maule · Pasadena, US
• Mark D. Holt · Moorpark, US
• Paul S. Cheney, II · Calabasas, US
• Arin N. Holecek · Lakewood, US
• Christopher G. Griffin · San Fernando, US
• Julian D. Kavazov · Arcadia, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 3, 2005
• Grant date: Apr 27, 2010
• Expiry date: Feb 27, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2025/028
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An insertion device, generally used with an infusion set, including a needle being adapted for puncturing at one end and including at the opposite end a hub. The hub includes a handle part and a guard part that are capable of securing the needle through the use of locks. Locking structures are used to secure the insertion device in a position where the needle is covered in a locked position, avoiding unintended contact with the needle.