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

Claim 11:
12. A method for delivering a therapeutic agent from an on-body device comprising a housing, a cannula configured to deliver the therapeutic agent to a user and an analyte sensor configured to detect an analyte level of the user, the method comprising:
extending at least a portion of the cannula from an interior of the housing through a first location on a bottom surface of the housing to an exterior of the housing, wherein the cannula is in communication with a reservoir of the therapeutic agent via a fluid path;
extending at least a portion of the analyte sensor from the interior of the housing through a second location on the bottom surface of the housing to an exterior of the housing, wherein the second location is spaced from the first location;
transmitting information corresponding to the analyte level detected by the analyte sensor via a transmitter coupled to the analyte sensor; and
automatically retracting the cannula into the housing via a controller of the on-body device, wherein the cannula comprises a predetermined useful life, and wherein the cannula is automatically retracted into the housing at an end of the predetermined useful life of the cannula.