Inserter assembly

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front, top, and left side perspective view of the inserter assembly showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front, top, left side, exploded perspective view of thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front, top, left side perspective view of an adhering assembly of the inserter assembly shown in FIG. 1 which may, for example, be used to couple a portion of an infusion set to a patient;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view of the adhering assembly;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevational view of the adhering assembly;

FIG. 12 is a front side elevational view of the adhering assembly;

FIG. 13 is a rear side elevational view of the adhering assembly;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the adhering assembly;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the adhering assembly;

FIG. 16 is a front, top, left side perspective view of an inserter of the inserter assembly shown in FIG. 1 which may be used, for example, to install an infusion set at an infusion site on a patient;

FIG. 17 is a left side elevational view of the inserter;

FIG. 18 is a right side elevational view of the inserter;

FIG. 19 is a front side elevational view of the inserter;

FIG. 20 is a rear side elevational view of the inserter;

FIG. 21 is a top plan view of the inserter; and,

FIG. 22 is a bottom plan view of the inserter.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. Any broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The uneven broken lines in the drawings are provided as an illustrative boundary and do not correspond to features present on the inserter assembly. The claimed design extends to, but does not include the uneven broken lines.

Portions of the inserter assembly not shown in the drawings form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an inserter assembly as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1125276
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 26, 2021
Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership (Manchester, NH)
Inventors: Richard J. Lanigan (Concord, NH), Connor E. Stadnicki (Epsom, NH), Jeffrey C. Marrion (Littleton, MA), Jason A. Demers (Manchester, NH), William J. Gould, Jr. (Haverhill, MA)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Assistant Examiner: Eidiol Ghigliotty Torres
Application Number: 29/805,357