User-wearable infusion pump holder
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a holder or carrier for a user-wearable infusion pump that can be worn on or near the patient's body. Embodiments depicted and described herein provide a more versatile and secure way to hold and carry a user-wearable infusion pump.
1 . A user-wearable infusion pump system, comprising:
a user-wearable infusion pump configured to contain a medicament, the user-wearable infusion pump including a movable clip disposed on a perimeter of the user-wearable infusion pump;
a pump holder configured to releasably hold the user-wearable infusion pump and including an adhesive patch configured to retain the pump holder on a body of a user, the pump holder comprising:
a frame base;
a perimeter wall extending at least partially around the frame base having a shape matching the perimeter of the user-wearable infusion pump; and
a slot configured to selectively receive a portion of the movable clip of the user-wearable infusion pump, the slot providing a snap fit with the movable clip to releasably retain the user-wearable infusion pump on the pump holder,
wherein the user-wearable infusion pump comprises a drive unit and a cartridge selectively attachable to the drive unit, and wherein the movable clip is disposed on the cartridge.
2 . The user-wearable infusion pump system of claim 1 , wherein the user-wearable infusion pump is configured to deliver the medicament to a user through a cannula extending through the pump holder directly below the user-wearable infusion pump.
3 . The user-wearable infusion pump system of claim 1 , wherein the movable clip comprises an elongate tab connected to the user-wearable infusion pump with a connector portion such that the elongate tab can flex inwardly and outwardly with respect to the user-wearable infusion pump via the connector portion.
4 . The user-wearable infusion pump system of claim 1 , wherein the movable clip includes a locking projection having a locking surface configured to be seated within the slot of the pump holder to releasably retain the movable clip in the slot.
5 . The user-wearable infusion pump system of claim 1 , wherein the slot is configured as a recess in the perimeter wall.
6 . The user-wearable infusion pump system of claim 1 , wherein the slot includes a surface configured to releasably retain the movable clip in the slot.
7 . The user-wearable infusion pump system of claim 1 , wherein the user-wearable infusion pump includes a retention slot formed in a body of the pump on an opposite end of the pump from the movable clip and the pump holder includes a projection extending inwardly from the perimeter wall configured to interface with the retention slot of the pump.
8 . The user-wearable infusion pump system of claim 1 , wherein the user-wearable infusion pump includes a tab on an opposite end of the pump from the movable clip and the pump holder includes a tab slot configured to interface with the tab on the pump.
9 . A user-wearable infusion pump configured to contain a medicament, the user-wearable infusion pump comprising a movable clip disposed on a perimeter of the user-wearable infusion pump,
wherein the movable clip of the user-wearable infusion pump is configured to provide a snap fit with a slot on a pump holder to releasably retain the user-wearable infusion pump on the pump holder,
wherein the user-wearable infusion pump comprises a drive unit and a cartridge selectively attachable to the drive unit, and wherein the movable clip is disposed on the cartridge.
10 . The user-wearable infusion pump of claim 9 , wherein the movable clip comprises an elongate tab connected to the user-wearable infusion pump with a connector portion such that the elongate tab can flex inwardly and outwardly with respect to the user-wearable infusion pump via the connector portion.
11 . The user-wearable infusion pump of claim 9 , wherein the movable clip includes a locking projection having a locking surface configured to be seated within the slot of the pump holder to releasably retain the movable clip in the slot.
12 . The user-wearable infusion pump of claim 9 , wherein the user-wearable infusion pump includes a retention slot formed in a body of the pump on an opposite end of the pump from the movable clip configured to interface with a projection extending inwardly from a perimeter wall of the pump holder.
13 . The user-wearable infusion pump of claim 9 , wherein the user-wearable infusion pump includes a tab on an opposite end of the pump from the movable clip and the tab is configured to interface with a tab slot in the pump holder.