Patent ID: 9610431
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A fluid reservoir for a fluid infusion device that delivers a medication fluid to a body, the fluid reservoir comprising: a main body section that defines a fluid chamber for the medication fluid; a fluid delivery port coupled to and extending from the main body section, the fluid delivery port comprising a fluid conduit that communicates with the fluid chamber, and the fluid delivery port terminating at a port opening; and a valve sleeve movably coupled to the fluid delivery port and having a septum maintained therein, in a fixed position relative to the valve sleeve, such that the septum translates, relative to the fluid delivery port and in concert with the valve sleeve, between a sealed position where the septum forms a circumferential seal around the port opening, and a vented position that permits fluid to flow out of the fluid delivery port via the port opening, wherein the valve sleeve comprises: