Fluid delivery device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10933188-B2
Application number	US-201815947456-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2018
Priority date	Oct 13, 2009
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

A fluid delivery device comprises a housing having a fluid reservoir. A needle is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir in an engaged position and out of fluid communication with the fluid reservoir in armed and storage positions. A proximal end of a biasing member is coupled to the housing and a distal end of the biasing member is configured to deliver a force to the fluid reservoir. A piston member extends through the biasing member and is coupled to the distal end of the biasing member. The piston member is fixed with respect to the housing in a locked position such that the biasing member does not deliver the force to the fluid reservoir and moveable with respect to the housing in a released position such that the biasing member delivers the force to the fluid reservoir. Transitioning the needle from the storage position to the armed position transitions the piston from the locked position to the released position.

First claim

We claim:

1. A fluid delivery device comprising:
a housing having a fluid reservoir;
a first biasing member coupled to the housing;
a second biasing member coupled to the first biasing member in series and at least partially overlapping the first biasing member, the first and second biasing members being configured to provide a force to the fluid reservoir; and
a plunger extending through the first and second biasing members,
wherein the plunger is releaseably coupled to the housing with a pin extending through the housing and the plunger.

2. The fluid delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the plunger is coupled to the second biasing member at a distal end and a proximal end of the plunger is releaseably coupled to the housing.

3. The fluid delivery device of claim 1 further comprising:
a button cover coupled to the pin.

4. The fluid delivery device of claim 1 further comprising;
a hydraulic basal chamber coupled between the first and second biasing members and a hydraulic pump chamber and a flow restrictor fluidly coupling the hydraulic basal chamber and the hydraulic pump chamber.

5. The fluid delivery device of claim 4 , wherein the hydraulic pump chamber has a cross sectional area less than the cross sectional area of the hydraulic basal chamber.

6. The fluid delivery device of claim 1 further comprising;
a sleeve coupling the first biasing member with the second biasing member, the sleeve having a length generally equal to the length of overlap between the first and second biasing members.

7. The fluid delivery device of claim 6 , wherein the sleeve has a body, a first flanged end and a second flanged end, the first flanged end extending radially outwardly from the body of the sleeve and configured to couple with an end of the first biasing member, and the second flanged end extending radially inwardly from the body and configured to couple with an end of the second biasing member.

8. The fluid delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the first biasing member coaxial with the second biasing member.

9. The fluid delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the plunger includes a piston coupled to a distal end of the second biasing member.

10. The fluid delivery device of claim 1 further comprising:
a needle having a storage position, an engageable position, and an engaged position, the needle configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir in the engaged position and out of fluid communication with the fluid reservoir in the engageable and storage positions,
wherein the plunger is coupled to a distal end of the first biasing member, the plunger being fixed with respect to the housing in a locked position such that the first and second biasing members do not provide the force to the fluid reservoir and moveable with respect to the housing in a released position such that the first and second biasing members provide the force to the fluid reservoir,
wherein transitioning the needle from the storage position to the engageable position transitions the plunger from the locked position to the released position.

11. A fluid delivery device comprising:
a housing having a fluid reservoir;
a first biasing member coupled to the housing;
a second biasing member coupled to the first biasing member in series and at least partially overlapping the first biasing member, the first and second biasing members being configured to provide a force to the fluid reservoir; and
a hydraulic basal chamber coupled between the first and second biasing members and a hydraulic pump chamber and a flow restrictor fluidly coupling the hydraulic basal chamber and the hydraulic pump chamber.

12. The fluid delivery device of claim 11 further comprising:
a plunger extending through the first and second biasing members.

13. The fluid delivery device of claim 12 , wherein the plunger is coupled to the second biasing member at a distal end and a proximal end of the plunger is releaseably coupled to the housing.

14. The fluid delivery device of claim 13 , wherein the plunger is releaseably coupled to the housing with a pin extending through the housing and the plunger.

15. The fluid delivery device of claim 14 further comprising:
a button cover coupled to the pin.

16. The fluid delivery device of claim 12 , wherein the plunger includes a piston coupled to a distal end of the second biasing member.

17. The fluid delivery device of claim 11 , wherein the hydraulic pump chamber has a cross sectional area less than the cross sectional area of the hydraulic basal chamber.

18. The fluid delivery device of claim 11 further comprising:
a sleeve coupling the first biasing member with the second biasing member, the sleeve having a length generally equal to the length of overlap between the first and second biasing members.

19. The fluid delivery device of claim 18 , wherein the sleeve has a body, a first flanged end and a second flanged end, the first flanged end extending radially outwardly from the body of the sleeve and configured to couple with an end of the first biasing member, and the second flanged end extending radially inwardly from the body and configured to couple with an end of the second biasing member.

20. The fluid delivery device of claim 11 , wherein the first biasing member coaxial with the second biasing member.

21. The fluid delivery device of claim 11 further comprising:
a needle having a storage position, an engageable position, and an engaged position, the needle configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir in the engaged position and out of fluid communication with the fluid reservoir in the engageable and storage positions,
a plunger coupled to a distal end of the first biasing member, the plunger being fixed with respect to the housing in a locked position such that the first and second biasing members do not provide the force to the fluid reservoir and moveable with respect to the housing in a released position such that the first and second biasing members provide the force to the fluid reservoir,
wherein transitioning the needle from the storage position to the engageable position transitions the plunger from the locked position to the released position.

Assignees

• Zealand Pharma As

Inventors

• Gonnelli Robert R
• Levesque Steven F

Classifications

• A61M2005/14252

  with needle insertion means · CPC title

• A61M2202/0007

  introduced into the body · CPC title

• A61M5/1454

  spring-actuated, e.g. by a clockwork · CPC title

• A61M5/16804

  Flow controllers · CPC title

• A61M5/1626

  Needle protectors therefor (in combination with syringes A61M5/3202; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001) · CPC title