Patent ID: 9192713
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A portable therapeutic fluid delivery device for delivering a therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient comprising: a reservoir for containing the therapeutic fluid; a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the therapeutic fluid from the reservoir toward the body of the patient; a memory adapted for storing at least one value corresponding to a therapeutic fluid delivery dose; a controller adapted for initiating delivery of the therapeutic fluid by activating the dispensing mechanism, the controller further adapted for limiting the delivery of the therapeutic fluid based on the at least one value stored in the memory; at least one housing configured for securing to the body of the patient, the at least one housing accommodating the reservoir, the dispensing mechanism, the memory and the controller; a bolus delivery button configured to signal the controller to initiate delivery of the therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient; and an inadvertent initiation prevention mechanism adapted for preventing the patient from inadvertently activating the bolus delivery button; wherein the bolus delivery button comprises a locking mechanism and the inadvertent initiation prevention mechanism is configured to prevent the controller from initiating the delivery of the therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient unless the locking mechanism is put in an unlocked position.