Patent ID: 7524309

Claim:
An apparatus for dispensing medical infusion tubing used to deliver a fluid and treat a physiological condition, the apparatus comprising: a housing including: medical infusion tubing having a fitting adapted to connect to an infusion device and tubing dimensions permitting the infusion of insulin in a fluid from the infusion device through the medical infusion tubing to an individual having the physiological condition, wherein the fitting is not for piercing an organ of the individual; a base for temporarily housing the medical infusion tubing, the base having an opening for receiving the medical infusion tubing; and a cover attached to the base for substantially closing the opening; and an interface for mounting the housing; and a tubing locking mechanism disposed on the exterior of the housing, wherein the tubing locking mechanism comprises a friction retainer element that allows a user to fix a dispensed length of the medical infusion tubing at a desired point so that the medical infusion tubing is dispensable from the housing to a fixable variable length; or a manual winding mechanism disposed on the exterior of the housing, wherein the manual winding mechanism comprises a grasping element having a surface that allows a user to grasp and manually wind or unwind the medical infusion tubing disposed within the housing.