Patent ID: 6056718
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A medication infusion set for transcutaneous delivery of a selected medication to a patient, said infusion set comprising:a cannula housing having a soft cannula mounted thereon with a distal end of said cannula protruding from said cannula housing, a resilient self-sealing septum mounted on said cannula housing generally at a proximal end of said cannula for normally closing said cannula proximal end, and a retainer mounted within said cannula housing for retaining said septum within said cannula housing, wherein said retainer comprises a retainer clip for snap-fit mounting within said cannula housing, said retainer clip having a needle port formed therein; andan infusion hub having an infusion needle mounted thereon with a distal end of said infusion needle protruding from said infusion hub and being adapted for connection to a source of the selected medication, said infusion needle being adapted for insertion through said septum for coupling with said cannula,wherein said infusion hub further includes a protective shroud protruding therefrom in overlying relation with said infusion needle, said shroud being a guide slidably insertable into a generally matingly shaped slot formed in said cannula housing for one-way guided reception of said infusion needle through said septum andwherein said cannula housing and said infusion hub further includes releasibly interengageable latch members for releasibly connecting said infusion hub to said cannula housing with said infusion needle inserted through said septum.