Patent ID: 11944786
Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method comprising:
engaging a first housing defined by a first unit and a second housing defined by a second unit, wherein the first unit includes processing circuitry and a fluid reservoir, and wherein the second unit includes a first insertion needle, a second insertion needle, a cannula, and a sensor;
inserting, when the second housing engages the first housing, a first end of the cannula through a first channel defined by the first housing using the first insertion needle;
inserting, when the second housing engages the first housing, the sensor through a second channel defined by the first housing using the second insertion needle;
inserting, when the second housing engages the first housing, a second end of the cannula into a fluid access defined by the first housing; and
electrically connecting, when the second housing engages the first housing, the sensor and the processing circuitry.