Apparatus for drug infusion implanted within a living body

Details Apparatus for drug infusion implanted within a living body Apparatus for drug infusion implanted within a living body

1996-04-30

1999-11-02

DeMille, Danton D.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604141, 604143, 604146, 604150, 604151, 6048911, 604 93, A61M 5145, A61M 5155, A61M 5172, A61M 5175, A61M 520

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ABSTRACT:
The present disclosure describes a system wherein a drug or other fluid to be delivered to a specific desired location within the body is stored in a reservoir that is directly displaced by a force to infuse the drug from the device into the patient. Several specific methods are used to displace the reservoir, including, generally, hydraulic displacement, mechanical screw-type displacement, and spring force displacement of the fluid reservoir.

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