Patent ID: 9592336
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A61M,Y10T

Claim:
1. A medical device, comprising a first unit and a second unit configured to be secured to each other in a situation of use, the first unit being in the form of a transcutaneous device unit comprising: a transcutaneous device having a mounting surface comprising an adhesive allowing the mounting surface to be attached to a skin surface of a subject, the second unit being in the form of a removable and re-usable reservoir unit comprising: a unitary housing enclosing a reservoir configured to contain a fluid drug and an expelling assembly, and the expelling assembly being configured to cooperate with the reservoir to expel fluid drug out of the reservoir and through the skin of the subject via the transcutaneous device, the expelling assembly comprising a mechanical pump in combination with an electronically controlled actuator, an electrical energy source and a processor configured to control the mechanical pump, the removable and re-usable reservoir unit being without an adhesive for mounting to the skin surface of the subject.