Patent ID: 8298172

Claim:
A medical device, comprising a transcutaneous device unit and a process unit, a) the transcutaneous device unit comprising: a mounting surface configured for application to the skin of a subject, a transcutaneous device comprising a distal end configured to be inserted through the skin of the subject, the distal end being moveable between an initial position in which the distal end is retracted relative to the mounting surface, and an extended position in which the distal end projects relative to the mounting surface, b) the process unit comprising: a process assembly configured to cooperate with the transcutaneous device, wherein the transcutaneous device is a combined transcutaneous device comprising a sensor, and the process assembly comprises a processor configured to transmit and/or process data acquired via the sensor, wherein the process assembly comprises a reservoir configured to contain a fluid drug, an expelling assembly configured for cooperation with the reservoir to expel fluid drug out of the reservoir and through the skin of the subject via the combined transcutaneous device, and wherein the transcutaneous device unit and the process unit are configured to be secured to each other to form a unitary device.