Patent ID: 8398586

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 a remote fluid source; and 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 fluid connector assembly relative to said main fluid infusion unit from a first non-delivery position wherein the first hinge section is engaging the second hinge section but the fluid connector assembly and the main fluid infusion unit are spaced apart such that said first fluid channel is not in fluid communication with said second fluid channel to a second delivery position wherein the fluid connector assembly is brought into engagement with the main fluid infusion unit due to pivoting about the hinge sections and said first fluid channel is in fluid communication with said second fluid channel to deliver said fluid from a remote source through said cannula.