Patent ID: 11904134
Assignee: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  F  G  H  Y | IPC A  B  F  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for delivering an infusion medium to a user, the method comprising:
providing a first housing portion and a second housing portion;
providing the first housing portion and the second housing portion with connection structure to allow the first housing portion and the second housing portion to be selectively engaged with each other for operation and disengaged from each other to allow disposal of the first housing portion without disposing of the second housing portion;
providing a pumping assembly;
providing a first exit valve in the pumping assembly wherein the first exit valve inhibits fluid flow from a reservoir to a pump exit;
providing a dispensing assembly downstream from the pumping assembly, and in fluid communication with the reservoir by a flow line;
providing an exit assembly downstream from the dispensing assembly, the exit assembly in fluid communication with the pump exit; and
maintaining the infusion medium in the first housing portion so as to not contact the second housing portion.