Patent ID: 8460244
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A reservoir compartment adapter for use with a reservoir containing fluid, a fluid delivery device for delivering the fluid from the reservoir into a body, the fluid delivery device having a reservoir compartment, the reservoir compartment having a first length and including a first interior space for receiving the reservoir, and a connector for coupling with the reservoir, the reservoir compartment adapter having a second length and further comprising: a first end and a second end, the reservoir compartment adapter including a second interior space for receiving the reservoir, the first end defined to couple with an outlet end of the fluid delivery device, the second end defined to couple with the connector, wherein the second end extends past the outlet end when the first end is removably coupled with the outlet end, and wherein the reservoir compartment adapter is between the connector and the outlet end when the first end is removably coupled with the outlet end and the second end is removably coupled with the connector, wherein an extended reservoir compartment having a third length is formed by adding the second length to the first length when the first end of the reservoir compartment adapter is removably coupled to the outlet end of the fluid delivery device, wherein the third length is equal to or longer than the reservoir, the extended reservoir compartment being further defined by the first interior space and the second interior space to secure the reservoir entirely within the extended reservoir compartment when the connector is coupled to the second end, the reservoir being removable from the extended reservoir compartment without uncoupling the first end from the fluid delivery device.