Patent ID: 7214207
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An infusion system for delivery of a fluid from a remote source into a patient's body comprising: a main fluid infusion unit having a cannula, said cannula attached at a near end to an underside of said main fluid infusion unit, a first fluid channel in fluid communication with said cannula, and a first hinge section; a fluid connection line having a near end and a removed end, said fluid connection line engagable at said removed end to said remote source; a fluid connector assembly having a second fluid channel attachable to said near end of said fluid connection line, and a second hinge section; a first sealing surface surrounding a port opening in said first fluid channel of said main fluid infusion unit; and a second sealing surface surrounding a second port opening in said second fluid channel of said fluid connector assembly.