SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING FLUID TO A USER TRANSCUTANEOUSLY
A system for delivering fluid to a user transcutaneously includes a torsion spring, a drive wheel, a linear slide having a stylet attached thereto, and a cannula. The torsion spring, when actuated, is configured to route the drive wheel to cause the linear slide to move axially to drive the stylet and cannula into a user's skin.
1 . A system for delivering fluid to a user transcutaneously, comprising:
an infusion set base configured to be adhered to the user and including a septum, the septum configured to allow passage of a stylet through the cannula and to self-seal as the stylet is removed from the cannula; and
an infusion set cap configured to interlock with the infusion set base, the infusion set cap comprising a needle configured to pierce the septum in a different location and at a different angle than the stylet as the infusion set cap and the infusion set base are interlocked.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the infusion set base further comprises a barrel configured to contain the septum.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the barrel includes a distal port configured to receive the stylet and a side port configured to receive the needle.
4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the septum is compressed radially and axially within the barrel.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the needle is inserted into the septum at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to a bottom of the infusion set base.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the cannula is oriented at an angle of less than 90 degrees relative to the bottom of the infusion set base.
7 . A system for delivering fluid to a user transcutaneously, comprising:
an infusion set base configured to be adhered to the user and including a barrel containing a septum, the septum configured to allow passage of a stylet through the cannula; and
an infusion set cap configured to interlock with the infusion set base, the infusion set cap comprising a needle configured to pierce the septum as the infusion set cap and the infusion set base are interlocked,
wherein the septum is compressed radially and axially within the barrel such that the septum self-seals after being pierced by the stylet and the needle.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the barrel includes a distal port configured to receive the stylet and a side port configured to receive the needle.
9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the needle is configured to pierce the septum in a different location and at a different angle than the stylet.
10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the needle is inserted into the septum at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to a bottom of the infusion set base.
11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the cannula is oriented at an angle of less than 90 degrees relative to the bottom of the infusion set base.
12 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the stylet is configured to puncture the septum along a central axis of the barrel.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the needle is configured to puncture the septum at angle to the central axis of the barrel.
14 . A system for delivering fluid to a user transcutaneously, comprising:
an infusion set base configured to be adhered to the user and a septum, the septum configured to allow passage of a stylet through the cannula; and
an infusion set cap configured to interlock with the infusion set base, the infusion set cap comprising a needle configured to pierce the septum as the infusion set cap and the infusion set base are interlocked,
wherein the septum has a generally H-shaped longitudinal cross-section.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the needle is configured to pierce the septum in a different location and at a different angle than the stylet.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the needle is inserted into the septum at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to a bottom of the infusion set base.
17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the cannula is oriented at an angle of less than 90 degrees relative to the bottom of the infusion set base.
18 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the infusion set base further comprises a barrel configured to contain the septum.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the stylet is configured to puncture the septum along a central axis of the barrel.
20 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the needle is configured to puncture the septum at angle to the central axis of the barrel.