Patent ID: 8696570
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An insertion device for use with a device for delivery of a therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient and/or for sensing of a bodily analyte, the insertion device comprising: a housing having accommodated therein: at least one penetrating cartridge provided with a penetrating member and a subcutaneously insertable element; a displacement mechanism which upon actuation is capable of protracting said penetrating cartridge towards the device for delivery and/or sensing and inserting the subcutaneously insertable element into a subcutaneous compartment of the body, the displacement mechanism being movable from a first position in which the displacement mechanism is prevented from actuation to a second position in which the displacement mechanism can be actuated; and a safety means for allowing the displacement mechanism to move from the first position to the second position for actuation only when the insertion device has been placed in an appropriate position on the device for delivery and/or sensing; wherein said insertion device is suitable for inserting the subcutaneously insertable element into the subcutaneous compartment of the body via an opening provided in the device for delivery and/or sensing and said insertion device allows evacuation of the penetrating member from the subcutaneous compartment via the opening.