Patent ID: 9211379
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An inserter comprising: a housing; a sled unit comprising a handle, the sled unit positioned at least partially within the housing and movable relative to the housing from at least a first position to at least one second position; a spring unit, the spring unit operably connecting the housing and the sled unit; an infusion part comprising a cannula having an insertion needle extending through the cannula, the infusion part releasably connected to the sled unit; and a needle protector releasably connected to the infusion part by a mounting pad connected to a surface of the needle protector and secured to the infusion part, the needle protector comprising a housing contact surface to be used as an axle about which the needle protector is tipped from a first protector position to a second protector position; wherein the needle protector is configured to move by pulling the handle backward relative to the housing so that the housing contact surface of the needle protector touches protruding parts of the housing and a front end of the needle protector is elevated.