IP Library Granted Patent US 10,080,704
Granted Patent B2
US 10,080,704 · App. 14/323,604 · Granted Sep 25, 2018

Apparatus, system and method for fluid delivery

Inventors: Richard J. Lanigan (Concord, NH); Kevin L. Grant (Litchfield, NH); Lisa A. Gustin (Manchester, NH); Timothy D. Moreau (Manchester, NH)
Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
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Patent No.
US 10,080,704
App. No.
14/323,604
Granted
Sep 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A filling aid. The filling aid includes a locking portion including a groove feature; and a locking feature having a locked and an unlocked position; and a filling syringe holder slidably attached to the locking portion, the filling syringe holder including a filling needle cradle portion having a tongue feature; and a needle housing portion comprising at least one tab having a starting position and a filling position, wherein the groove feature configured to accommodate the tongue feature, and wherein the locking feature interact with the filling syringe holder wherein when the locking feature moves from the locked position to the unlocked position the needle housing portion moves from the starting position to the filling position.

Claims (31)

1. A filling aid comprising:

a filling syringe holder slidably attached to a locking portion, the filling syringe holder comprising:

a filling needle cradle portion having a tongue feature; and

a needle housing portion comprising at least one tab having a starting position and a filling position,

wherein a groove feature configured to accommodate the tongue feature, and

wherein the locking portion interacts with the filling syringe holder wherein when the locking portion moves from a locked position to an unlocked position the needle housing portion moves from the starting position to the filling position.

2. The filling aid of claim 1 , wherein the filling needle cradle portion further comprising a frame portion whereby the frame portion maintains a filling syringe in fixed relation with the filling syringe holder.

3. The filling aid of claim 1 , wherein the filling syringe holder further comprising grips.

4. The filling aid of claim 3 , wherein the grips comprising gripping features.

5. The filling aid of claim 1 , wherein when the locking portion attaches to a filling aid base the locking portion moves from the locked position to the unlocked position.

6. The filling aid of claim 5 , wherein when the locking portion moves from the locked position to the unlocked position, the filling syringe holder slides towards the filling aid base.

7. The filling aid of claim 1 , wherein the filling needle cradle portion further comprising filling needle cradle ribs which capture a filling syringe and maintain the filling syringe in an attached position with respect to the filling needle cradle.

8. The filling aid of claim 1 , wherein the filling needle cradle portion further comprising a stop feature that limits the distance the filling syringe may travel within the filling needle cradle portion.

9. The filling aid of claim 1 , wherein the frame portion comprising a half moon portion that accommodates a sliding portion of a filling syringe and provides a stop for the filling syringe.

10. The filling aid of claim 1 , wherein the locking portion further comprising at least one tab feature.

11. The filling aid of claim 1 , wherein the locking portion further comprising a filling syringe support that maintains the position of the filling syringe with respect to the filling aid.

12. A system for filling a reservoir comprising:

a disposable housing assembly comprising a reservoir;

a fill adapter for releasably engaging the disposable housing assembly; and

a filling aid configured to releasably engage the fill adapter, the filling aid comprising:

a filling syringe holder slidably attached to a locking portion, the filling syringe holder comprising:

a filling needle cradle portion having a tongue feature; and

a needle housing portion comprising at least one tab having a starting position and a filling position,

wherein a groove feature configured to accommodate the tongue feature, and

wherein the locking portion interacts with the filling syringe holder wherein when the locking portion moves from a locked position to an unlocked position the needle housing portion moves from the starting position to the filling position.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the filling needle cradle portion further comprising a frame portion whereby the frame portion maintains a filling syringe in fixed relation with the filling syringe holder.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the locking portion comprising a locking feature, wherein when the locking feature attaches to a filling aid base the locking feature moves from the locked position to the unlocked position.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein when the locking feature moves from the locked position to the unlocked position, the filling syringe holder slides towards the filling aid base.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the filling needle cradle portion further comprising filling needle cradle ribs which capture a filling syringe and maintain the filling syringe in an attached position with respect to the filling needle cradle.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the filling needle cradle portion further comprising a stop feature that limits the distance the filling syringe may travel within the filling needle cradle portion.

18. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a filling syringe.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2016
From: LANIGAN, RICHARD J.; GRANT, KEVIN L.; GUSTIN, LISA A.; MOREAU, TIMOTHY D.
To: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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Continuity (28)
Continuation In Part 13788785 · Mar 7, 2013
Continuation In Part 12649681 · Dec 30, 2009
Continuation In Part 12347985 · Dec 31, 2008
Continuation In Part 12347982 · Dec 31, 2008
Continuation In Part 12347984 · Dec 31, 2008
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Provisional Application 61905533 · Nov 18, 2013
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Provisional Application 61142042 · Dec 31, 2008
Provisional Application 61225794 · Jul 15, 2009
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 61101053 · Sep 29, 2008
Provisional Application 61101077 · Sep 29, 2008
Provisional Application 61101105 · Sep 29, 2008
Provisional Application 61101115 · 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
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