US 11,806,505 B2
Single-site insertion of multiple medical devices
Jacob E. Pananen, Santa Monica, CA (US); and Ellis Garai, Studio City, CA (US)
Assigned to Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US)
Filed by Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/109,600.
Prior Publication US 2022/0168502 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 5/158 (2006.01); A61M 5/162 (2006.01); A61M 5/172 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/158 (2013.01) [A61M 5/162 (2013.01); A61M 5/1723 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1585 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1586 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1726 (2013.01); A61M 2205/103 (2013.01); A61M 2230/201 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first insertion needle configured to carry a distal end of a first medical device along a curved first path that passes through an opening in an apparatus housing, the first path comprising a first length inside of the apparatus housing and a second length outside of the apparatus housing;
a second insertion needle configured to carry a distal end of a second medical device along a second path that passes through the opening in the apparatus housing, the second path comprising a first length inside of the apparatus housing and a second length outside of the apparatus housing; and,
an axle configured to rotate around a longitudinal axis, the axle being configured to cause substantially concurrent passage of the first and the second insertion needles through the opening in the apparatus housing when the axle rotates around the longitudinal axis, wherein the first path curves around the longitudinal axis,
wherein the first and the second paths diverge from one another along their respective second lengths such that the distal end of the first medical device becomes increasingly displaced from the distal end of the second medical device as the distal end of the first medical device is carried along the second length of the first path.