IP Library Granted Patent US 8,613,724
Granted Patent B2
US 8,613,724 · App. 12/981,350 · Granted Dec 24, 2013

Infusion pump assembly

Inventors: Gregory R. Lanier, Jr. (Manchester, NH); Larry B. Gray (Merrimack, NH); Richard J. Lanigan (Concord, NH); Dean Kamen (Bedford, NH); Stephen L. Fichera (Salem, NH); John M. Kerwin (Manchester, NH)
Assignee: DEKA Products Limted Partnership
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Patent No.
US 8,613,724
App. No.
12/981,350
Granted
Dec 24, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wearable infusion pump assembly. The wearable infusion pump assembly includes a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid and a fluid delivery system configured to deliver the infusible fluid from the reservoir to an external infusion set. The fluid delivery system includes a controller, a pump assembly for extracting a quantity of infusible fluid from the reservoir and providing the quantity of infusible fluid to the external infusion set, the pump assembly comprising a pump plunger, the pump plunger having distance of travel, the distance of travel having a starting position and an ending position, at least one optical sensor assembly for sensing the starting position and ending position of the pump plunger distance of travel and sending sensor output to the controller, and a first valve assembly configured to selectively isolate the pump assembly from the reservoir, wherein the controller receives the sensor output and determines the total displacement of the pump plunger.

Claims (9)

1. A disposable housing assembly for an infusion pump assembly comprising:

a reservoir portion fluidly connected to a fluid path, the reservoir portion comprising a bubble trap wherein the bubble trap prevents air from moving from the reservoir portion to the fluid path, the bubble trap further comprising:

an outlet portion and a non-outlet portion, the non-outlet portion comprising a tapered portion that tapers to a bottom portion, the tapered portion of the non-outlet portion ending at the outlet portion; and

the outlet portion comprising the bottom portion in communication with an upward ramped portion in fluid communication with a reservoir outlet,

wherein the bottom portion is configured whereby fluid congregates in the bottom portion and the tapered portion is configured whereby air bubbles congregate in the tapered portion.

2. The disposable housing assembly of claim 1 further comprising a membrane assembly, the membrane assembly connected to the reservoir wherein the membrane assembly forms a portion of the reservoir.

3. The disposable housing assembly of claims 2 further comprising a septum assembly, the septum assembly formed on the membrane assembly.

4. The disposable housing assembly of claim 2 further comprising a septum assembly, the septum assembly connected to the reservoir.

5. The disposable housing assembly of claims 1 further comprising a vent, wherein the vent further comprising a filter.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2011
From: LANIER, GREGORY R., JR.; LANIGAN, RICHARD J.; KAMEN, DEAN; FICHERA, STEPHEN L.; KERWIN, JOHN M.
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 026142/0145 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2011
From: GRAY, LARRY B.
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Reel/Frame 026142/0204 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61291641 · Dec 31, 2009
Provisional Application 61291733 · Dec 31, 2009
Related Publication 20110190694A1 · Aug 4, 2011