INTEGRATED SLIDING SEAL FLUID PATHWAY CONNECTION AND DRUG CONTAINERS FOR DRUG DELIVERY PUMPS

A fluid pathway connection 300 includes a piercing member 330, a connection hub 310, and a sliding pierceable seal 56, wherein the sliding pierceable seal 56 is configured to move from a first position, where the piercing member 330 is initially retained within a sterile cavity 311 between the connection hub 310 and the sliding pierceable seal 56, to a second position, where the pierceable seal 56 has been penetrated by the piercing member 330. A filter 309 may be utilized to enclose the sterile cavity 311 from the outside environment. The fluid pathway connection 300 may further be configured to move to a third position where one or more interconnects 61, 102 and/or one or more corresponding contacts 62, 104 are permitted to transmit a signal to the user. Such fluid pathway connections 300 may be integrated into a drug container 50 having a barrel 58 and a plunger seal 60. A drug delivery pump 10 includes such integrated fluid pathway connections 300 and drug containers 50.