Patent ID: 11951281
Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. An infusion pump system, comprising:
a torsional insertion mechanism, including:
a torsion spring configured to rotate a crank based on a difference between a first spring state and a second spring state; and
an insertion assembly including a conduit carrier and a trocar slider that is slidably disposed along the conduit carrier and configured to pierce tissue, wherein the conduit carrier comprises a first slot and the trocar slider comprises a second slot, wherein the crank is coupled to the conduit carrier and the trocar slider via the first and second slots such that the insertion assembly is configured to move from a first position to a second position in response to rotation of the crank, wherein the crank is configured to decouple from the conduit carrier such that the trocar slider separates from the conduit carrier after piercing tissue.