SHIFT-HEAD INSERTER DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC INSERTION AND RETRACTION

An inserter device is disclosed with an automatic insertion mechanism that shifts an infusion head and a needle assembly from a stowed configuration to an insertion configuration in which a cannula of the infusion head and an introducer needle of the needle assembly are automatically inserted into a...

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Main Authors CARTER, Mary Teresa, VAN DEN HEUVEL, Louise Emma
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.06.2023
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DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Summary:An inserter device is disclosed with an automatic insertion mechanism that shifts an infusion head and a needle assembly from a stowed configuration to an insertion configuration in which a cannula of the infusion head and an introducer needle of the needle assembly are automatically inserted into a patients skin. The inserter device also includes an automatic retraction mechanism that shifts the needle assembly to a retracted configuration in which the introducer needle is removed from the patients skin.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117998943