Protector apparatus
US8628500B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3673
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for use with a device for delivery of a therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient and/or for sensing of a bodily analyte are disclosed. The apparatus is adapted for accommodating at least one subcutaneously insertable element and at least one penetrating member for penetrating the skin of the patient. The apparatus includes a protective member having an elongate body from which the subcutaneously insertable element and the penetrating member can be protracted to penetrate the skin of the patient and into which the penetrating member can be retracted subsequent to the penetrating, thereby retaining the subcutaneously insertable element in the body of the patient.
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