Surgery – Respiratory method or device – Ozone or ion generation
Patent
1978-12-26
1980-03-11
Michell, Robert W.
Surgery
Respiratory method or device
Ozone or ion generation
A61M 3100
Patent
active
041923081
ABSTRACT:
A self-powered device for dispensing a medicament is disclosed. The device comprises (1) a rigid housing defining an internal space, (2) a container in the housing formed of a stretched polymer and having a passageway connecting the container with the exterior of the device, (3) a medicament in the container, and (4) an expandable laminate surrounding the container position between the interior of the housing and the exterior of the container. The laminate comprises (a) a lamina of an absorbent material laminated to (b) a lamina of a swellable, hydrophilic polymer. In operation, when the device is in a biological fluid environment, fluid therefrom is imbibed by the laminate into the housing, causing the laminate to expand and exert pressure on the container, thereby shrinking the container to an unstretched state, which decreases its volume and concomitantly pumps medicament through the passageway at a controlled rate over time.
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ALZA Corporation
Ciotti Thomas E.
Mandell Edward L.
Michell Robert W.
Rosenbaum C. F.
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