US12599404B2 Disposable Medical Device Introduction System
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12599404B2 to Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. on April 14, 2026 for a disposable medical device introduction system. The patent (application 18350717, filed July 11, 2023) covers a disposable inserter with a carrier, retractor, and needle cartridge where the insertion needle moves from an extended to a retracted state upon retractor movement. The patent contains 20 claims.
“A disposable medical introduction system including a medical device and a disposable inserter.”
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USPTO granted patent US12599404B2 to Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. on April 14, 2026. The patent covers a disposable medical introduction system including a medical device and a disposable inserter with a carrier, annular projection, retractor, and needle cartridge with an insertion needle. The retractor maintains the insertion needle in a first extended state via at least one retaining arm, and releases it to a second retracted state upon movement.
Competitors developing similar disposable inserter devices for medical applications should review this patent to assess freedom-to-operate implications. Medtronic MiniMed now holds enforceable IP rights covering the needle retraction mechanism described in the 20 claims, which span multiple A61M and A61B CPC classifications.
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Disposable medical device introduction system
Grant US12599404B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Inventors
Ellis Garai
Abstract
A disposable medical introduction system including a medical device and a disposable inserter. The disposable inserter includes a carrier to receive the medical device. The carrier includes at least one annular projection. The disposable inserter includes a retractor received within the at least one annular projection and movable relative to the at least one annular projection. The retractor has at least one retaining arm. The disposable inserter includes a needle cartridge coupled to the retractor that includes an insertion needle. The at least one retaining arm cooperates with the needle cartridge to maintain the insertion needle in a first, extended state. A movement of the retractor relative to the at least one annular projection releases the at least one retaining arm to move the insertion needle from the first, extended state to a second, retracted state.
CPC Classifications
A61B 2560/063 A61B 17/3468 A61B 5/14503 A61B 5/14532 A61B 2562/242 A61M 2005/1585 A61M 5/14276 A61M 2039/0205 A61M 5/142 A61M 2205/3303 A61M 5/158 A61M 2005/1586 A61M 2005/1587 A61M 2005/14252 A61M 2005/1426 A61M 2005/14256 A61M 2005/14284 A61M 2039/0232 A61M 2005/1583 A61M 2005/1581 A61M 5/14248
Filing Date
2023-07-11
Application No.
18350717
Claims
20
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