ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,270, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Unomedical A/S (Lejre, Denmark).
"Miniaturized patch pump system" was invented by Erik Othel-Jacobsen (Snekkersten, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patch pump system that has an electronic assembly, a reservoir for containing a fluid, and an inserter for selectively transitioning a needle from a retracted position to an extended position. The inserter provides a fluid channel that selectively fluidly couples a distal tip of the needle to the reservoir. The needle is at least partially deformed as it transitions from the retracted position to the extended position and the electronic ass...