Patent ID: 7214207

Claim:
An infusion system for delivery of a fluid from a remote source into a patient's body comprising: a main fluid infusion unit having a cannula, said cannula attached at a near end to an underside of said main fluid infusion unit, a first fluid channel in fluid communication with said cannula, and a first hinge section; a fluid connection line having a near end and a removed end, said fluid connection line engagable at said removed end to said remote source; a fluid connector assembly having a second fluid channel attachable to said near end of said fluid connection line, and a second hinge section; said first hinge section cooperating with said second hinge section to allow pivotal movement of said system from a first non-delivery position wherein said first fluid channel is not in fluid communication with said second fluid channel to a second delivery position wherein said first fluid channel is in fluid communication with said second fluid channel to deliver said fluid from said remote source through said cannula and into said patient; a first sealing surface surrounding a port opening in said first fluid channel of said main fluid infusion unit; and a second sealing surface surrounding a second port opening in said second fluid channel of said fluid connector assembly.