Patent ID: 7699833
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A pump assembly system for coupling to a reservoir container that contains a flowable medium, the pump assembly system comprising: a pump housing portion that contains a pump chamber, an outlet end on one side of the pump chamber and a receptacle on a second side of the pump chamber, the receptacle having a size and shape for receiving one end of a reservoir, the receptacle being in fluid flow communication with the pump chamber; a rotary pump blade supported for rotation within the pump chamber; a flow communicator located within the receptacle for providing a flow path for communication of a flowable medium from a reservoir to the pump chamber when one end of the reservoir is received within the receptacle; and a septum structure on the outlet end of the pump housing portion for allowing a hollow needle to extend through the septum structure to provide a fluid flow path out from the outlet end of the pump housing portion.