Disposable infusion device facilitating tissue fold formation for cannula deployment and method

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APP PUB NO 20080167620A1
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11651425

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A device and method facilitates the forming of a skin fold during deployment of a cannula. The device may be a disposable infusion device and the method comprises adhering, to a skin surface, a base member having a port for receiving a cannula, forming a skin fold having skin surfaces sloping away from opposite sides of the base member, driving a cannula through the port of the base member while maintaining the skin fold, and releasing the skin fold. To facilitate the forming of the skin fold, the device comprises a base having a base surface and a flexible layer member. The flexible layer member has a first surface adjacent the base surface and a second surface adapted to be adhered to a patient's skin. The first surface has a first portion adhered to a portion of the base surface and a second portion adherable to the base surface.

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CALIBRA MEDICAL INC220 SAGINAW DRIVE REDWOOD CITY CA 94063

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adams, John M Kirkland, WA 227 18361
Alferness, Clifton A Port Orchard, WA 200 17005

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