Patent ID: 7014625

Claim:
A needle insertion device comprising: (a) a housing, a mounting surface adapted for application to the skin of a subject, the mounting surface comprising a first portion being fixed relative to the housing, the first portion defining a general plane, and a second portion having a needle aperture formed therein, (b) adhesive means arranged on the first portion of the mounting surface for adhering the insertion device to the skin of the subject, (c) adhesive means arranged on the second portion of the mounting surface for adhering the insertion device to the skin of the subject, (d) a needle comprising a distal pointed end adapted to penetrate the skin of the subject, (e) wherein the second portion is moveable between a first position in which the pointed end of the needle is arranged within the housing relative to the second portion, and a second position in which the pointed end of the needle projects through the needle aperture.