US 11,701,034 B2
Needle protective device for subcutaneous sensors
Rebecca K. Gottlieb, Culver City, CA (US); Rajiv Shah, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US); Katherine T. Wolfe, Dunwoody, GA (US); and Eric Allan Larson, Simi Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC., Northridge, CA (US)
Filed by MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC., Northridge, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/598,816.
Application 16/598,816 is a division of application No. 15/996,304, filed on Jun. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,478,102.
Application 15/996,304 is a division of application No. 15/057,330, filed on Mar. 1, 2016, granted, now 10,010,275, issued on Jul. 3, 2018.
Application 15/057,330 is a continuation of application No. 12/154,935, filed on May 28, 2008, granted, now 9,295,786, issued on Mar. 29, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0046271 A1, Feb. 13, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/158 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61B 5/1473 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/14532 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1473 (2013.01); A61B 5/6849 (2013.01); A61B 17/3496 (2013.01); A61M 5/158 (2013.01); A61M 5/3243 (2013.01); A61M 25/0612 (2013.01); A61M 37/0069 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0443 (2013.01); A61B 2560/063 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0217 (2017.08); A61B 2562/0295 (2013.01); A61B 2562/247 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1585 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3247 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An introducer comprising:
a housing detachably connectable to a sensor hub containing a sensor, the housing including a needle cover;
a needle contained in and extending out of the housing; and
a lock extending from the needle cover and configured to engage an opening in an inner surface of the housing to prevent the needle cover from retracting within the housing when the needle cover is covering the needle,
wherein the needle cover is contained at least partially within the housing and extendable over the needle and out of the housing, and wherein the needle cover is operable to move in relation to the needle such that the needle cover covers the needle when the housing is detached from the sensor hub.