US 12,324,897 B2
Smart connection interface
Jacob E. Pananen, Santa Monica, CA (US); Afshin Bazargan, Simi Valley, CA (US); Pablo Vazquez, Porter Valley, CA (US); and Edmond W. Yu, Chatsworth, CA (US)
Assigned to Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge (CA)
Filed by Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/519,472.
Application 17/519,472 is a continuation of application No. 14/801,266, filed on Jul. 16, 2015, granted, now 11,185,627.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/159,504, filed on May 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/150,064, filed on Apr. 20, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/087,445, filed on Dec. 4, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/027,019, filed on Jul. 21, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0054738 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 5/14 (2006.01); A61J 1/14 (2023.01); A61J 1/18 (2023.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 5/145 (2006.01); A61M 5/50 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/12 (2006.01); G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01V 3/02 (2006.01); G01V 3/08 (2006.01); G01V 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/1413 (2013.01) [A61J 1/1418 (2015.05); A61J 1/1481 (2015.05); A61J 1/18 (2013.01); A61M 5/142 (2013.01); A61M 5/1456 (2013.01); A61M 5/14566 (2013.01); A61M 5/5086 (2013.01); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 39/1011 (2013.01); A61M 39/12 (2013.01); G01V 3/00 (2013.01); G01V 3/02 (2013.01); G01V 3/08 (2013.01); G01V 15/00 (2013.01); A61J 2205/60 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1005 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1016 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1022 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1027 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1033 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1044 (2013.01); A61M 39/1055 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1094 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0227 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0272 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0288 (2013.01); A61M 2205/12 (2013.01); A61M 2205/121 (2013.01); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6027 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6054 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6063 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector interface system, comprising:
a cap to connect to a reservoir to form a reservoir/cap unit for installation into an infusion pump device; and
at least one magnetic detectable feature provided by a magnet on the cap for detection by at least one sensor element on the infusion pump device when the reservoir of the reservoir/cap unit is received in a reservoir receptacle of the infusion pump device,
wherein the at least one magnetic detectable feature comprises a magnetic field angle of the magnet, wherein the magnet is attached to a housing of the cap, the magnetic field angle being an angle of orientation of a magnetic field of the magnet relative to three or more transverse axes of the at least one sensor element on the infusion pump device, when the reservoir of the reservoir/cap unit is received in the reservoir receptacle of the infusion pump device, wherein the magnet has a magnetic body having an axial dimension, and the magnetic field defines an axis that is at a non-parallel and non-perpendicular angle relative to the axial dimension of the magnetic body.