| CPC A61M 5/14248 (2013.01) [A61M 5/1413 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14268 (2013.01); A61M 2205/273 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A drug delivery assembly defining a fluid flow path, comprising:
a main body including
a body housing having a body interface, and
a controller; and
a cartridge including
a cartridge housing having a cartridge interface configured to be removably associated to the body interface,
a drug reservoir positioned within the cartridge housing, the drug reservoir including an outlet and configured to contain a medicament, and
a substantially planar adhesive pad having an upper surface secured to a surface of the cartridge housing and a lower surface configured to removably attach to a human body surface, the upper surface of the adhesive pad including a portion configured to accommodate a portion of a bottom surface of the main body and having an adhesive configured to directly contact said portion of the bottom surface of the main body to temporarily retain the main body in position with regard to the adhesive pad,
wherein
the fluid flow path extends from the outlet of the drug reservoir, through a first portion extending through the cartridge housing, through a second portion extending through the body housing, and to an outlet of the second portion,
the controller is configured to execute a drug delivery routine in which at least a portion of the medicament in the drug reservoir is delivered to a subject via the outlet and the fluid flow path, and
the body interface and the cartridge interface are oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to a plane in which the adhesive pad extends.
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