Patent ID: 6960192

Claim:
A device for delivering fluid to a person comprising: a reservoir for containing a fluid to be delivered to the person; a fluid transport device for dispensing fluid from said reservoir to the person, said fluid transport device including a proximal end in fluid communication with said reservoir and a distal end having a penetrating member for piercing the skin of the person to facilitate the delivery of fluid to the person through the fluid transport device; a housing containing said reservoir and said fluid transport device, said housing including an exit port for receiving said distal end of said fluid transport device upon injection of said distal end into said person and means for securing a first wall of said housing to the skin of the person; and an injection activation device including a driving mechanism contacting said fluid transport device for driving said penetrating member from a first position within said housing, through said exit port to a second position, external to said housing and into the skin of said person; wherein said driving mechanism of said injection activation device comprises a plunger having a body portion extending through an aperture in a second wall of said housing and coupled to said distal end of said fluid transport device, such that the application of a force to said plunger drives said penetrating member from said first position to said second position.