US 11,986,626 B2
Infusion set and inserter assembly
Dean Kamen, Bedford, NH (US); Jason A. Demers, Manchester, NH (US); Richard J. Lanigan, Concord, NH (US); Timothy D. Moreau, Manchester, NH (US); and Brian D. Tracey, Litchfield, NH (US)
Assigned to DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed by DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/063,700.
Application 17/063,700 is a division of application No. 15/434,906, filed on Feb. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,792,419, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/295,805, filed on Feb. 16, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0015998 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 5/162 (2006.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 5/145 (2006.01); A61M 5/158 (2006.01); A61M 5/42 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/162 (2013.01) [A61M 5/14248 (2013.01); A61M 5/168 (2013.01); A61M 5/142 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14252 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14268 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14506 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1581 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1583 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1585 (2013.01); A61M 5/425 (2013.01); A61M 39/1011 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A two-stage infusion set inserter system comprising:
an inserter assembly comprising:
a housing comprising:
a rotatable button assembly comprising ramps and tab indents; and
a non-rotatable portion of housing,
a sliding component comprising sliding component tabs;
a needle carrier connected to an introduction needle, the needle carrier slidably movable from a starting position to an injection position and then to a second ending position;
a sliding component spring;
a needle spring; and
a base and wherein the base comprising an adhesive layer;
wherein the rotatable button assembly rotates from a locked to an unlocked position,
wherein when force is applied onto the rotatable button assembly, the sliding component and needle carrier are forced downward by the sliding component spring,
wherein when the needle carrier reaches the injection position, the needle spring forces the needle carrier upward towards the second ending position, and
wherein the needle carrier comprising spring fingers and wherein when the needle carrier interacts with the slide stop, the slide stop forces the spring fingers inward and the needle carrier moves from the injection position to the ending position.