Patent ID: 8414532
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: A61M,A61P

Abstract:
1. A drug delivery device for providing a plurality of discrete doses of a medicament comprising: a disposable delivery unit configured to be worn by a patient, comprising a reservoir for holding a medicament to be delivered, an injection member adapted for trans-dermal drug delivery, a pump for pumping the medicament to be delivered from the reservoir to the injection member, and an outer docking interface; and a separate reusable base unit configured to be carried separately from the disposable delivery unit between administration of said plurality of discrete doses of a medicament while the delivery unit is worn by the patient and to be temporarily placed in contactless power communication with the delivery unit for administration of said discrete doses of a medicament, comprising a drive module providing power for driving the pump to deliver a dose of the medicament, and a complementary outer docking interface configured for placement against the outer docking interface of the delivery unit, such that the base unit is guided when it is temporarily positioned over the delivery unit for bringing the base unit into electromagnetic or magnetic power communication with the delivery unit without mechanical attachment between the delivery unit and base unit.