Patent ID: 8366683

Claim:
An infusion device comprising: a body having a body passageway, a top, a bottom surface, an accessible surface that generally gets broader from the top to the bottom surface, and a greatest outer perimeter; a cannula having a portion extending from the body and being positioned such that any portion of the cannula that is above a patient's skin when the infusion device is used does not extend beyond the greatest outer perimeter of the body, the cannula having an inner surface that defines a cannula passageway, the inner surface including (a) a first portion that cannot be in direct contact with medication delivered to a patient when the infusion device is used and (b) a second portion that can be in direct contact with medication delivered to a patient when the infusion device is used; self-sealing material coupled to the body, the self-sealing material comprising a septum; an adhesive laminate member attached to the body and not in contact with the self-sealing material; and an insertion needle extending through the septum and the cannula passageway; where the cannula includes a top edge that is closer to the self-sealing material than is the adhesive laminate member.