Perpendicular infusion set and disposable inserter

US9731069B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Becton, Dickinson and Company · US

Inventors

• Eric Bené · Lynn, US
• Russell Cole · New York, US
• Arthur Klotz · Willow Grove, US
• Melissa Rosen · Lynn, US
• Judy L. Walish · Dedham, US
• Michel Bruehwiler · Newton, US
• Michael Creighton · Warrington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 27, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 15, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 23, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2005/1585
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An infusion set is disclosed that includes an inserter including an inserter housing having at least one flexible arm for holding an infusion set in a single axial position prior to insertion of at least a portion of a cannula of the infusion set, the inserter housing having a surface for contacting the patient's skin. The inserter also includes a movable plunger disposed within the inserter housing for releasing the infusion set from the inserter housing, impacting the infusion set, and imparting momentum to the infusion set to insert the cannula into the patient's skin. The inserter additionally includes a biasing element biasing the plunger toward the activated position.