Patent ID: 7628770

Claim:
A medical device, comprising: a housing having a mounting surface adapted for application to the skin of a subject, a transcutaneous device unit comprising a transcutaneous device carrier that does not contain a pump or pump drive means, the unit being connected to the housing thereby providing a pivot hinge allowing the transcutaneous device unit or a portion thereof to pivot corresponding to a pivoting axis defined by the pivot hinge, the pivoting axis being arranged substantially in parallel with the mounting surface, wherein the transcutaneous device unit comprises a transcutaneous device carried by or formed integrally with the transcutaneous device carrier, the transcutaneous device comprising a distal pointed portion adapted to penetrate the skin of the subject, the distal portion extending generally perpendicular to the mounting surface, and a proximal portion arranged substantially along the pivoting axis, wherein the transcutaneous device unit is arranged to provide corresponding to the pivoting axis a pivoting movement between a first position in which the distal pointed portion of the transcutaneous device is retracted within the housing, and a second position in which the distal pointed portion of the transcutaneous device projects relative to the mounting surface.