Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical device with membrane keypad sealing element, and related manufacturing method
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Application No.: US14072694Application Date: 2013-11-05
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Publication No.: US09231617B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Paul S. Cheney, II , Afshin Bazargan , Andrew B. Nguyen , David Law
- Applicant: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Northridge
- Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Northridge
- Agency: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.
- Main IPC: H03M11/04
- IPC: H03M11/04 ; A61M5/142 ; G06F3/023 ; H04R17/00 ; H01M2/10 ; H04R1/28 ; H04R1/44

Abstract:
A device for delivering fluid to a user includes a housing, a drive motor assembly in the housing, other internal components in the housing, and a keypad external to the housing. The device includes a number of features and elements that enhance its operation, manufacturability, reliability, and user-friendliness. These features and elements include a shock absorbing element for a battery of the device, a keypad actuator layer that overlies a keypad assembly and forms a water resistant seal with the housing, and an offset element for a piezoelectric speaker that is located inside the housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140066851A1 MEDICAL DEVICE WITH MEMBRANE KEYPAD SEALING ELEMENT, AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD Public/Granted day:2014-03-06
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