Patent ID: 7628782

Claim:
An apparatus for connecting a fluid medication reservoir to a fluid conduit; the apparatus comprising: a cap for coupling a fluid medication reservoir to a fluid conduit, the cap having a circumference; a conduit cavity disposed in the cap and adapted to secure the fluid conduit to the cap, wherein the conduit cavity is adapted to connect to infusion set tubing and is formed about an axis around which the cap rotates, the axis being perpendicular to a plane defined by the circumference of the cap; infusion set tubing adapted to connect to the conduit cavity disposed in the cap; a first housing engagement member disposed on the cap adapted to engage a housing of a medication infusion pump; and a second housing engagement member disposed on the cap adapted to engage the housing of the medication infusion pump; wherein: at least one housing engagement member disposed on the cap comprises a retractable detent arm formed within and defining a portion of the circumference of the cap and the cap is adapted to be releasably secured within a recess of the housing of the medication infusion pump upon rotation of the cap around the axis; the first and second housing engagement members are disposed on the cap so that the fluid medication reservoir is disposed within the recess of the housing of the medication infusion pump when the cap is operatively coupled to the housing of the medication infusion pump; and the cap having the conduit cavity adapted to connect to infusion set tubing and the first and second housing engagement members are formed as a homogenous one piece unit.