IP Library Granted Patent US 9,526,830
Granted Patent B2
US 9,526,830 · App. 12/347,982 · Granted Dec 27, 2016

Wearable pump assembly

Inventors: Dean Kamen (Bedford, NH); Larry Brian Gray (Merrimack, NH); Richard J. Lanigan (Concord, NH); John Matthew Kerwin (Manchester, NH); Stephen Lewis Fichera (Salem, NH)
Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,526,830
App. No.
12/347,982
Filed
Dec 31, 2008
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3763
USPC
604/151
Abstract

A wearable infusion pump assembly includes a reusable housing assembly, and a disposable housing assembly including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid. A releasable engagement assembly is configured to allow the reusable housing assembly to releasably engage the disposable housing assembly. A detachable external infusion set is configured to deliver the infusible fluid to a user.

Claims (56)

1. A wearable infusion pump assembly comprising:

a reusable housing assembly;

a disposable housing assembly comprising a base, a reservoir formed at least partly by the base to be integral to the disposable housing assembly, the reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid, and a fluid path extending through the disposable housing and connected to the reservoir;

a releasable engagement assembly configured to allow the reusable housing assembly to releasably engage the disposable housing assembly;

a detachable external infusion set including tubing connected to the fluid path of the disposable housing assembly and configured to receive infusible fluid from the reservoir through the fluid path and to deliver the infusible fluid to a user;

a bolus switch on the reusable housing assembly, the bolus switch configured to effectuate a bolus infusion event;

at least one processor; and

a computer readable medium coupled to the at least one processor, the computer readable medium including a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an initiation signal from the bolus switch indicative of a bolus infusion event;

receiving a dose signal from the bolus switch indicative of at least a portion of a bolus quantity of the infusible fluid;

rendering an audible quantity signal in response to the dose signal; and

receiving an approval signal from the bolus switch indicative of a concurrence with the audible quantity signal.

2. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 1 wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions for:

administering the bolus quantity of the infusible fluid.

3. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 1 wherein the detachable external infusion set is a tethered infusion set.

4. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 1 wherein the detachable external infusion set includes a first disconnect assembly configured to releasably couple the detachable external infusion set to the disposable housing assembly.

5. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 1 wherein the detachable external infusion set includes:

a cannula assembly;

a tubing assembly; and

a second disconnect assembly configured to releasably couple the tubing assembly to the cannula assembly.

6. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 1 wherein the reusable housing assembly includes:

a mechanical control assembly having a pump assembly and at least one valve assembly; and

an electrical control assembly configured to provide one or more control signals to the mechanical control assembly and effectuate the delivery of the infusible fluid to the user via the detachable external infusion set.

7. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 6 wherein the mechanical control assembly includes at least one shape-memory actuator.

8. A wearable infusion pump assembly comprising:

a reusable housing assembly;

a disposable housing assembly including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid;

a locking ring assembly rotationally coupled to a periphery of the reusable housing assembly and configured to rotate about a periphery of the disposable housing assembly to rotationally engage an engagement feature disposed on the periphery of the disposable housing assembly to releasably engage the reusable housing assembly to the disposable housing assembly;

an alignment assembly configured to provide an indication of alignment and complete rotational engagement between the reusable housing assembly and the disposable housing assembly;

a bolus switch on the reusable housing assembly, the bolus switch configured to effectuate a bolus infusion event;

at least one processor; and

a computer readable medium coupled to the at least one processor, the computer readable medium including a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an initiation signal from the bolus switch indicative of a bolus infusion event;

receiving a dose signal from the bolus switch indicative of at least a portion of a bolus quantity of the infusible fluid;

rendering an audible quantity signal in response to the dose signal; and

receiving an approval signal from the bolus switch indicative of a concurrence with the audible quantity signal.

9. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 8 wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions for:

administering the bolus quantity of the infusible fluid.

10. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 8 wherein the releasable engagement assembly includes:

a sealing assembly configured to provide a seal between the reusable housing assembly and the disposable housing assembly.

11. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 10 wherein the sealing assembly includes an o-ring assembly.

12. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 10 wherein the sealing assembly includes an over molded seal assembly.

13. The wearable infusion pump assembly of claim 10 wherein the sealing assembly is a watertight seal assembly.

14. A wearable infusion pump comprising:

a reusable housing;

a disposable housing including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid;

a locking ring assembly rotationally coupled to a periphery of the reusable housing assembly and configured to rotate about a periphery of the disposable housing assembly to rotationally engage an engagement feature disposed on the periphery of the disposable housing assembly to allow the reusable housing to releasably engage the disposable housing;

a bolus switch on the reusable housing, the bolus switch configured to effectuate a bolus infusion event;

at least one processor; and

a computer readable medium coupled to the at least one processor, the computer readable medium including a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an initiation signal from the bolus switch indicative of a bolus infusion event;

receiving a dose signal from the bolus switch indicative of at least a portion of a bolus quantity of the infusible fluid;

rendering an audible quantity signal in response to the dose signal; and

receiving an approval signal from the bolus switch indicative of a concurrence with the audible quantity signal.

15. The wearable infusion pump of claim 14 wherein the computer readable medium further includes instructions for:

administering the bolus quantity of the infusible fluid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2009
From: KAMEN, DEAN; GRAY, LARRY B.; LANIGAN, RICHARD J.; KERWIN, JOHN M.; FICHERA, STEPHEN L.
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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Continuity (11)
Substitution 61101053 · Sep 29, 2008
Provisional Application 61018054 · Dec 31, 2007
Provisional Application 61018042 · Dec 31, 2007
Provisional Application 61017989 · Dec 31, 2007
Provisional Application 61018002 · Dec 31, 2007
Provisional Application 61018339 · Dec 31, 2007
Provisional Application 61023645 · Jan 25, 2008
Provisional Application 61101077 · Sep 29, 2008
Provisional Application 61101105 · Sep 29, 2008
Provisional Application 61101115 · Sep 29, 2008
Related Publication 20090281497A1 · Nov 12, 2009