Insertion device and method for inserting a subcutaneously insertable element into body
US8696570B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/2073
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An insertion device for a fluid delivery device for delivering a therapeutic fluid to a body of a patient and/or for sensing of a bodily analyte is disclosed. The insertion device includes a housing and accommodated therein at least one penetrating cartridge provided with a penetrating member and with a subcutaneously insertable element; The insertion device is provided with a displacement mechanism which upon actuation is capable of protracting the penetrating cartridge towards the said device for delivery and/or sensing, wherein said protracting results in inserting of the penetrating cartridge into subcutaneous compartment of the body via an opening provided at the said device for delivery and/or sensing and said insertion device allows evacuation of the penetrating member from the subcutaneous compartment via the said opening.
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