IP Library Granted Patent US 8,881,774
Granted Patent B2
US 8,881,774 · App. 12/981,234 · Granted Nov 11, 2014

Apparatus, system and method for fluid delivery

Inventors: Gregory R. Lanier, Jr. (Manchester, NH); Richard J. Lanigan (Concord, NH); Stephen L. Fichera (Salem, NH); Dean Kamen (Bedford, NH); Larry B. Gray (Merrimack, NH)
Assignee: DEKA Research & Development Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,881,774
App. No.
12/981,234
Granted
Nov 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fill adapter for filling a reservoir. The fill adapter includes a button assembly actuator and a pump chamber plunger actuator hingably attached to the button assembly actuator, wherein the actuation of the button assembly actuator actuates the pump chamber plunger actuator and wherein the pump chamber plunger actuator actuates a pump chamber membrane before the at least one button assembly is actuated.

Claims (33)

1. A fill adapter for filling a reservoir comprising:

a button assembly actuator; and

a pump chamber plunger actuator hingably attached to the button assembly actuator, wherein the actuation of the button assembly actuator actuates the pump chamber plunger actuator and wherein the pump chamber plunger actuator actuates a pump chamber membrane before at least one button assembly is actuated.

2. The fill adapter of claim 1 further comprising a filling aid wherein said filling aid is attached to the fill adapter and wherein the filling aid accommodates a syringe.

3. The fill adapter of claim 1 further comprising wherein the fill adapter is adapter to connectably attach to a reservoir assembly wherein upon attachment, the reservoir assembly may be filled by a syringe.

4. The fill adapter of claim 1 further comprising wherein the button assembly further comprising at least one button.

5. The fill adapter of claims 1 further comprising wherein the filling aid is removably attached to the fill adapter.

6. A fill adapter base comprising:

a button assembly actuator for actuating at least one button assembly; and

a pump chamber plunger actuator hingably attached to the button assembly actuator, wherein the actuation of the button assembly actuator actuates the pump chamber plunger actuator and wherein the pump chamber plunger actuator actuates a pump chamber membrane before the at least one button assembly is actuated.

7. The fill adapter base of claim 6 further comprising a filling aid wherein said filling aid is attached to the fill adapter base.

8. The fill adapter base of claim 7 wherein the filing aid is removably attached to the fill adapter base.

9. The fill adapter base of claim 7 wherein the filling aid is hingably attached to the fill adapter base.

10. The fill adapter base of claim 6 wherein the pump chamber actuator is hingably attached to the button assembly actuator through a living hinge.

11. The fill adapter base of claim 6 wherein the pump chamber actuator is hingably attached to the button assembly actuator through a pivot hinge.

12. The fill adapter base of claim 6 where the button assembly actuator actuates at least three button assemblies.

13. A fill adapter system for filling a reservoir comprising:

a fill adapter base comprising:

a button assembly actuator for actuating at least one button assembly; and

a pump chamber plunger actuator hingably attached to the button assembly actuator, wherein the actuation of the button assembly actuator actuates the pump chamber plunger actuator and wherein the pump chamber plunger actuator actuates a pump chamber membrane before the at least one button assembly is actuated; and

a filling aid attached to the fill adapter base for accommodating a syringe for filling a reservoir.

14. The fill adapter base of claim 13 wherein the filing aid is removably attached to the fill adapter base.

15. The fill adapter base of claim 13 wherein the filling aid is hingably attached to the fill adapter base.

16. The fill adapter base of claim 13 wherein the pump chamber actuator is hingably attached to the button assembly actuator through a living hinge.

17. The fill adapter base of claim 13 wherein the pump chamber actuator is hingably attached to the button assembly actuator through a pivot hinge.

18. The fill adapter base of claim 13 where the button assembly actuator actuates at least three button assemblies.

19. A fill adapter system comprising:

a disposable housing assembly comprising a reservoir for holding fluid; and

a fill adapter comprising:

a button assembly actuator for actuating at least one button assembly;

a pump chamber plunger actuator hingably attached to the button assembly actuator, wherein the actuation of the button assembly actuator actuates the pump chamber plunger actuator and wherein the pump chamber plunger actuator actuates a pump chamber membrane before the at least one button assembly is actuated; and

a filling aid attached to the fill adapter base for accommodating a syringe for filling a reservoir.

20. The fill adapter system of claim 19 further comprising a syringe for filling the reservoir of the disposable housing assembly and wherein the filling aid accommodates the syringe.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2011
From: LANIER, GREGORY R., JR.; LANIGAN, RICHARD J.; FICHERA, STEPHEN L.; KAMEN, DEAN
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 026142/0471 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2011
From: GRAY, LARRY B.
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 026142/0500 →
Continuity (17)
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Continuation In Part 12347982 · Dec 31, 2008
Continuation In Part 12347984 · Dec 31, 2008
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Provisional Application 61018042 · Dec 31, 2007
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