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`USO 10945649B2
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`c12) United States Patent
`Lee et al.
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`(IO) Patent No.: US 10,945,649 B2
`Mar.16,2021
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`(54) MEDICAL DEVICE INSERTERS AND
`PROCESSES OF INSERTING AND USING
`MEDICAL DEVICES
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`(71) Applicant: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.,
`Alameda, CA (US)
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`(72)
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`Inventors: Daniel H. Lee, Burlingame, CA (US);
`Michael R. Love, Pleasanton, CA (US);
`Louis G. Pace, San Carlos, CA (US);
`Phillip Yee, San Francisco, CA (US)
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`(73) Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.,
`Alameda, CA (US)
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`511519 (2013.01); A61B 5115087 (2013.01);
`A61B 5115107 (2013.01); A61B 5115113
`(2013.01); A61B 5115117 (2013.01); A61B
`5115186 (2013.01); A61B 5115194 (2013.01);
`A61B 5/150259 (2013.01);
`(Continued)
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`CPC .............. A61B 5/1411; A61B 5/14532; A61B
`5/15117; A61B 5/15186; A61B 5/1519;
`A61B 5/15194; A61B 5/157; A61B
`5/1513; A61B 5/15113; A61B 5/150435;
`A61B 5/15128; A61M 2005/1585; A61M
`5/158
`See application file for complete search history.
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by O days.
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`(21) Appl. No.: 17/008,630
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`(22) Filed:
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`Aug. 31, 2020
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2020/0397358 Al
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`Dec. 24, 2020
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(63) Continuation of application No. 16/906,811, filed on
`Jun. 19, 2020, now Pat. No. 10,772,547, which is a
`(Continued)
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`A61B 5115
`A61B 51151
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`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(Continued)
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`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC ...... A61B 5/150022 (2013.01); A61B 511411
`(2013.01); A61B 5114503 (2013.01); A61B
`5114532 (2013.01); A61B 5114542 (2013.01);
`A61B 5114546 (2013.01); A61B 51157
`(2013.01); A61B 511513 (2013.01); A61B
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`3,123,790 A
`3,260,656 A
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`3/1964 Tyler
`7/1966 Ross, Jr.
`(Continued)
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`CN
`DE
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`5/2005
`1202872
`7 /1995
`4401400
`(Continued)
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`EP, 16176370.1 Extended Search Report, dated Dec. 7, 2016.
`(Continued)
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`Primary Examiner - Thomas McEvoy
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm - One LLP
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of
`a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting
`medical devices.
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`28 Claims, 69 Drawing Sheets
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`continuation of application No. 16/387,023, filed on
`Apr. 17, 2019, which is a continuation of application
`No. 14/884,622, filed on Oct. 15, 2015, now Pat. No.
`10 292 632 which is a continuation of application
`N~. 13/071:497, filed on Mar. 24, 2011, now Pat. No.
`9,186,098.
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`Provisional application No. 61/411,262, filed on Nov.
`8, 2010, provisional application No. 61/361,374, filed
`on Jul. 2, 2010, provisional application No.
`61/345,562, filed on May 17, 2010, provisional
`application No. 61/317,243, filed on Mar. 24, 2010.
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`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
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`Int. Cl.
`A61B 51145
`A61B 5100
`A61M 51158
`A61B 51157
`A61B 17134
`A61B 5/01
`U.S. Cl.
`CPC .. A61B 5/150282 (2013.01); A61B 5/150396
`(2013.01); A61B 5/150419 (2013.01); A61B
`5/150427 (2013.01); A61B 5/150511
`(2013.01); A61B 516865 (2013.01); A61B
`17134 (2013.01); A61M 51158 (2013.01);
`A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01);
`A61B 5/15016 (2013.01); A61B 5/150732
`(2013.01); A61M 2005/1585 (2013.01)
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