MODULAR DISEASE MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND AUTOMATED NEEDLE AND CANNULA INSERTION DEVICE
A device may include a base configured to at least partially couple to skin of a patient. A device may include at least one module configured to removably couple to the base, the at least one module can include a first module. The first module can include a medication bladder, a medication pump configured to cause medication to flow from the medication bladder through a cannula configured to be inserted into a tissue site of the patient; and a cannula insertion device configured to insert the cannula into the tissue site of the patient by actuation of a spring released by a triggering component.
1 . A modular disease management system, comprising:
a base configured to at least partially couple to skin of a patient; and
at least one module configured to removably couple to the base, the at least one module comprising:
a first module, the first module comprising:
a medication bladder;
a medication pump configured to cause medication to flow from the medication bladder through a cannula configured to be inserted into a tissue site of the patient; and
a cannula insertion device configured to insert the cannula into the tissue site of the patient by actuation of a spring released by a triggering component.
2 . The modular disease management system of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises at least one physical interface configured to removably couple the at least one module.
3 . The modular disease management system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one physical interface comprises a rigid portion of the base.
4 . The modular disease management system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one physical interface forms a seal when the at least one module is couple to the base.
5 . The modular disease management system of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a flexible portion.
6 . The modular disease management system of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises an electrical connector configured to electrically connect the at least one module to the base.
7 . The modular disease management system of claim 6 , wherein the first module further comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB electrically coupled to at least the electrical connector and the medication pump.
8 . The modular disease management system of claim 7 , wherein the PCB comprises a flex PCB.
9 . The modular disease management system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one module further comprises a controller module, the controller module one or more computer processors.
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13 . The modular disease management system of claim 9 , wherein the controller module is reusable and the base and the first module are disposable.
14 . The modular disease management system of claim 9 , wherein the controller module is configured to be disconnected from the base and connected to a second base associated with a different disease management system.
15 . The modular disease management system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one module further comprises a second module, the second module comprising:
an analyte sensor configured to be inserted into a second tissue site of the patient; and
a sensor insertion device configured to insert the analyte sensor into the second tissue site of the patient by actuation of a second spring released by a second triggering component.
16 . The modular disease management system of claim 15 , wherein the analyte sensor is an electrochemical sensor.
17 . The modular disease management system of claim 15 , wherein the analyte sensor is an optical sensor.
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21 . The modular disease management system of claim 1 , wherein the cannula insertion device comprises a needle associated with the cannula.
22 . The modular disease management system of claim 21 , wherein the needle comprises a U-shaped cavity encompassing the cannula.
23 . The modular disease management system of claim 21 , wherein to insert the cannula into the tissue site of the patient, the needle is inserted along with the cannula into tissue site by the actuation of the spring.
24 . The modular disease management system of claim 23 , wherein the cannula insertion device is further configured to remove the needle from the tissue site of the patient by actional of a second spring.
25 . The modular disease management system of claim 1 , wherein the cannula is inserted into the tissue site of the patient at approximately a 45 degree angle.
26 . The modular disease management system of claim 1 , wherein the triggering component comprises:
a trigger pin configured to release the spring when actuated by a trigger arm; and
a retracting wire configured to contract, causing the trigger arm to actuate the trigger pin.
27 . The modular disease management system of claim 26 , wherein the retracting wire comprises a nitinol wire.
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