User-wearable infusion pump holder
Inventors
Cook, Steven B. • Lamb, Philip Sven • Betts, Ryan William • Michaud, Michael • Lu, Virginia • Shah, Neel • Pearlman, Jacob
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12653946-B2
Publication Date
2026-06-16
Expiration Date
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a holder or carrier for a user-wearable infusion pump that can be worn on or near the patient's body. Embodiments depicted and described herein provide a more versatile and secure way to hold and carry a user-wearable infusion pump.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a user-wearable infusion pump system including a user-wearable infusion pump configured to contain a medicament. The user-wearable infusion pump includes a movable clip disposed on a perimeter of the pump and disposed on a cartridge, and the pump includes a drive unit and a cartridge selectively attachable to the drive unit.
A pump holder is configured to releasably hold the user-wearable infusion pump and includes an adhesive patch configured to retain the pump holder on a body of a user. The pump holder includes a frame base and a perimeter wall extending at least partially around the frame base, with a shape matching the perimeter of the user-wearable infusion pump.
The pump holder further includes a slot configured to selectively receive a portion of the movable clip of the user-wearable infusion pump, where the slot provides a snap fit with the movable clip to releasably retain the user-wearable infusion pump on the pump holder. The movable clip includes a locking projection and a locking surface, and the locking surface is configured to seat in the slot to releasably retain the movable clip in the slot.
The pump holder and the user-wearable infusion pump can also include complementary engagement features at an opposite end, including a retention slot and an inwardly extending projection, or a tab and a tab slot.
Claims Coverage
Two independent claims are identified. The claims center on a user-wearable infusion pump with a movable clip disposed on a cartridge and a pump holder with an adhesive patch, a perimeter-matching holder structure, and a slot that provides a snap fit for releasably retaining the pump.
User-wearable infusion pump with movable clip on cartridge and releasable snap-fit retention by pump holder
A user-wearable infusion pump containing a medicament includes a movable clip disposed on a perimeter of the pump and on the cartridge. A pump holder configured to releasably hold the pump includes an adhesive patch configured to retain the holder on a body of a user, a frame base, a perimeter wall shaped to match the perimeter of the pump, and a slot configured to selectively receive a portion of the movable clip, the slot providing a snap fit to releasably retain the pump on the holder. The pump includes a drive unit and a cartridge selectively attachable to the drive unit.
Movable clip snap-fit engagement with slot on pump holder for releasable retention
A user-wearable infusion pump configured to contain a medicament includes a movable clip disposed on a perimeter of the pump, and the movable clip is configured to provide a snap fit with a slot on a pump holder to releasably retain the pump on the pump holder. The pump includes a drive unit and a cartridge selectively attachable to the drive unit, and the movable clip is disposed on the cartridge.
The claims require cooperation between a movable clip on the pump cartridge and a pump holder with an adhesive patch, frame base, perimeter wall matching the pump perimeter, and a slot that provides a snap fit for releasably retaining the user-wearable infusion pump. The claims further require a drive unit and a cartridge selectively attachable to the drive unit.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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