Patent ID: 11918782
Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device comprising:
a housing having a bottom surface for adherence to a skin layer;
a cannula for placement under the skin layer, the cannula configured to extend through a first location on the bottom surface of the housing;
an analyte sensor for placement under the skin layer, the analyte sensor configured to extend through a second location on the bottom surface of the housing, wherein the second location is spaced from the first location, the analyte sensor configured to detect an analyte level;
a transmitter operatively coupled to the analyte sensor;
a fluid path configured to deliver a therapeutic agent from a reservoir to the cannula;
and a controller configured to automatically retract the cannula into the housing, wherein the cannula comprises a predetermined useful life, and the cannula is automatically retracted into the housing at an end of the predetermined useful life.