Personalized housing for ambulatory infusion device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9707338-B2
Application number	US-201314063870-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2013
Priority date	Oct 25, 2013
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

An ambulatory infusion device includes a common module having a pump mechanism and a fluid flow path in communication with the pump mechanism. The device also includes a custom module operably coupleable to the common module. The custom module includes a reservoir for housing a liquid composition comprising a medicament and control electronics. The reservoir is configured to fluidly couple with the fluid flow path, and the control electronics are configured to electrically couple to the pump mechanism when the common module and the custom module are operably coupled. When the common module and the custom module are operably coupled, the pump mechanism is configured to drive the liquid composition from the reservoir to a patient via the fluid flow path, and the control electronics are configured to control the rate at which the pump mechanism drives the liquid composition.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An ambulatory infusion device, comprising:
a common module comprising a pump mechanism and a fluid flow path in communication with the pump mechanism; and
a custom module operably coupleable to the common module, the custom module including a (i) reservoir for housing a liquid composition comprising a medicament and (ii) control electronics,
wherein the reservoir is configured to fluidly couple with the fluid flow path and the control electronics are configured to electrically couple to the pump mechanism when the common module and the custom module are operably coupled, and
wherein, when the common module and the custom module are operably coupled, the pump mechanism is configured to cause the liquid composition from the reservoir to be delivered to a patient via the fluid flow path, and wherein the control electronics are configured to control the rate at which the pump mechanism causes the liquid composition to be delivered.

2. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 1 , wherein the control electronics are programmed with instructions to cause the pump mechanism to deliver the liquid composition from the reservoir to the patient at a rate tailored to the patient.

3. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 2 , wherein the common module further comprises common module control electronics configured to detect device malfunctions.

4. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 1 , wherein the common m further comprises common module control electronics configured to detect device malfunctions.

5. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 1 , wherein the custom module comprises housing and the reservoir is releasably securable to the housing.

6. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 1 , wherein the custom module comprises a refill port in fluid communication with the reservoir.

7. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 6 , wherein the custom module comprises a housing defining an opening for accessing the refill port.

8. The ambulatory infusion device of claim wherein the custom module comprises a housing having a securing element and wherein the common module has a securing feature complementary to the securing element, wherein the securing element and the complementary securing feature cooperate to secure the custom module to the common module.

9. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 1 , wherein common module comprises a disposable portion and a reusable portion releasably attachable to the disposable portion, wherein the reuseable portion comprises the pump mechanism and at least a portion of the fluid flow path.

10. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 9 , wherein the disposable portion comprises a plate, wherein the reusable portion comprises a housing to which the pumping mechanism is secured, and wherein the plate is configured to releasably attach to the housing of the reusable portion.

11. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 10 , wherein the disposable portion further comprises a layer of adhesive disposed on the plate and configured to attach the plate to skin of a patient.

12. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 10 , wherein the disposable portion further comprises a fluid interconnect configured to fluidly couple to the portion of the fluid flow fluid pathway of the reusable portion.

13. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 1 , wherein the common module comprises a contact apparatus comprising an activatable element configured to be activated when the custom module and the common module are operably coupled and properly aligned, wherein the contact apparatus is operable coupled with the control electronics.

14. The ambulatory infusion device of claim 1 , further comprising a layer of adhesive disposed on the common module configured to attach to the skin of the patient, wherein the common module is positioned between the custom module and the layer of adhesive.

15. A custom module for an ambulatory infusion device assembly, comprising:
a housing configured to releasably engage with a common module of the ambulatory device assembly, wherein the common module comprises a pump mechanism and a fluid flow path in communication with the pump mechanism; and
control electronics disposed within the housing and comprising an interconnect configured to electrically couple with an interconnect of the common module when the housing is engaged with the common module, wherein the interconnect of the common module is electrically coupled to the pump mechanism of the common module, and wherein the control electronics are electrically coupled to the pump mechanism when the housing is engaged with the common module and are configured to control the operation rate of the pump mechanism;
a reservoir disposed within the housing; and
a fluid interconnect fluidly coupled with the reservoir, wherein the fluid interconnect is configured to fluidly couple with the fluid flow path of the common module when the housing is engaged with the common module.

16. The custom module of claim 15 , wherein the control electronics are programmed with instructions to cause the pump mechanism of the common module to drive the liquid composition from the reservoir to the patient at a rate tailored to the patient when the custom module is coupled to the common module.

17. The custom module of claim 15 , wherein the reservoir component comprises a refill port accessible through the housing.

18. The custom module of claim 15 , reservoir is releasably securable to the housing.

19. The custom module of claim 15 , wherein the housing has a securing element and wherein the common module has a securing feature configured to cooperate with a complementary securing element of the common module to releasably secure the custom module to the common module.

20. The custom module of claim 15 , wherein the custom module comprises a disposable portion and a reusable portion releasably attachable to the disposable portion, wherein the reusable portion comprises the control electronics and the disposable portion comprises the reservoir.

Assignees

• Medtronic Inc

Inventors

• Seeley Dale F
• Schmitz Michael C
• Hildebrand Keith R
• Rivera Edwin

Classifications

• A61M2205/583

  by visual feedback · CPC title

• A61M2205/584

  having a color code · CPC title

• A61M2005/14268

  with a reusable and a disposable component · CPC title

• A61M2205/59

  Aesthetic features, e.g. distraction means to prevent fears of child patients · CPC title

• A61M5/14248 Primary

  of the skin patch type · CPC title