Patent ID: 8839828

Claim:
A system, comprising: a medication dosing apparatus; a reusable medication reservoir that is configured to hold a liquid medication, the medication reservoir being removable from the system; a medication supply container configured to hold a reserve of the liquid medication; and a filling device that automatically transfers the reserve of the liquid medication from the medication supply container to the medication reservoir; wherein: the medication dosing apparatus is fluidically connectable to, and disconnectable from, the medication reservoir; and at least one of: the filling device includes a cleansing device for the medication reservoir; the filling device includes a detecting device for an automatic detection of at least one of (i) the liquid medication being transferred from the medication supply container and (ii) a shelf life of the liquid medication being transferred from the medication supply container; and the medication reservoir is provided in a unit that is insertable into, and removable from the medication dosing apparatus, and that further includes an administration needle and a medication dosing device that (i) is configured to convey a dosage of the liquid medication to the administration needle, and (ii) is a conduit by which the reserve of the liquid medication is transferrable by the filling device to the medication reservoir.