Patent ID: 9707336
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. An infusion system having at least one reactive element to indicate a component of the infusion system is primed with a fluid to be delivered into an individual's body, the infusion system comprising: a delivery device for attaching directly to and delivering the fluid into the individual's body, wherein the delivery device is an infusion pump or an infusion set; a delivery element having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end configured to penetrate the individual's body and the proximal end connected to and not removable from the delivery device, to provide fluid communication between the delivery device and the individual's body, wherein the delivery element is a cannula or a needle; wherein the at least one reactive element is provided directly on at least a portion of a surface of the delivery element; wherein the fluid is a therapeutic agent and the therapeutic agent is insulin; and the at least one reactive element reacts with the insulin when the insulin contacts the at least one reactive element to produce a color change on at least the portion of the surface of the delivery element, wherein the color change indicates that the delivery element of the infusion system is primed with the insulin.