ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,683, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. (Northridge, Calif.).
"Fluid conduit insertion devices" was invented by Roger E. Smith (Ivins, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are techniques related to insertion of a fluid conduit (e.g., tubing connected to a fluid reservoir or a cannula sharing a pre-assembled fluid pathway with such tubing). In some embodiments, an insertion mechanism may include one or more springs (e.g., a torsion spring or a compression spring). The one or more springs may cause a trocar or a trocar slider to pierce tissue and insert the fluid conduit. The one or more springs m...