Patent ID: 8221386
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medication-delivery method comprising: inserting a portion of an infusion device into a living being using an insertion needle, the infusion device comprising: inserting an injection needle through the septum, the injection needle having a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second ends, the injection needle being straight along the length and terminating at the first and second ends; injecting medication for the first time into the infusion device after the inserting the portion of the infusion device into the living being; and delivering medication to the living being through the straight injection needle from a source that is not connected to a pump, the cannula being substantially straight along its entire length while the delivering medication occurs; where the inserting the portion of the infusion device includes inserting the cannula into the living being such that the cannula enters the living being at an exterior skin surface and substantially perpendicularly to the exterior skin surface.