Patent ID: 9101710
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A sealing assembly for a fluid infusion device that cooperates with a fluid reservoir having a reservoir port and a hollow fluid reservoir needle at least partially located within the reservoir port, the sealing assembly comprising: a reservoir port receptacle to receive the reservoir port such that the reservoir port receptacle resides inside the reservoir port, and the reservoir port receptacle comprising a proximal end, a distal end extending from the proximal end, and a needle entry formed in the distal end to receive the hollow fluid reservoir needle; a flow base component coupled to the reservoir port receptacle, the flow base component having an inlet structure extending therefrom, the inlet structure terminating at an abutment surface; a fluid chamber located at least partially in the reservoir port receptacle, the fluid chamber at least partially defined in the flow base component; and a sealing component positioned inside the reservoir port receptacle to cooperate with the fluid chamber, the sealing component comprising: