Patent ID: 7115112

Claim:
A device for subcutaneous administration of a medicament to a patient, comprising: a cannula housing ( 1 ) with an interior chamber; a cannula ( 2 ) connected to the cannula housing ( 1 ) and being in flow communication with the interior chamber; a tubing ( 4 ) manufactured from a flexible material and having a first end ( 4 ′) and a second end ( 4 ″), wherein the tubing ( 4 ) is, at the first end ( 4 ′), coupled to the cannula housing ( 1 ) in such a manner that the tubing ( 4 ) is in flow communication with the interior chamber; and wherein the tubing ( 4 ), at the other end, carries a source coupling ( 5 ), by which the tubing ( 4 ) can be coupled to a source for said medicament, characterised in that, at least over a part of its length, the tubing comprises a longitudinally extending, external groove ( 12 ) and a longitudinally extending, external protrusion ( 11 ) complementary with said groove ( 12 ); and that, using the flexibility of its material, the groove ( 12 ) is configured for being able to receive and secure the protrusion ( 11 ) in a releasable manner in a configuration of the tubing ( 4 ), in which the tubing ( 4 ) is folded ( 9 ) for forming parallel courses of tubing ( 14 , 24 , 34 ).