Fluid delivery device with temperature controlled energy source

Details Fluid delivery device with temperature controlled energy source Fluid delivery device with temperature controlled energy source

1997-08-27

1999-10-05

Stright, Ronald

Surgery

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

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

128DIG12, A61M 3700

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059614927

ABSTRACT:
A fluid delivery apparatus for infusing medicinal fluids into a patient which is of a compact, low profile, laminate construction. The apparatus embodies a novel thermal expanding polymer material which uniquely functions as an internal energy source for expelling the medicinal fluids from the device. The apparatus can be used for subdermal, intradermal and intramuscular infusion of fluids and in one form of the invention, includes a novel delivery cannula having a body portion disposed within a circuitous channel formed within the base superstructure of the apparatus and a pierceable portion which extends outwardly from the base of the apparatus. By constructing the cannula in a circuitous configuration and dynamically connecting it to the base assembly, movement of the cannula relative to the base assembly is permitted thereby minimizing needle related tissue necrosis. The heat-expandable mass which is heated by the patient's body temperature in a manner to controllably expel fluid from the device uniquely functions to provide a conformable ullage within the reservoir of the device which will effectively avoid extended flow delivery rate trail-off at the end of the fluid delivery period. Further, the heat expandable mass can be specifically tailored to provide precise, predictable protocol delivery of the medicinal agent stored within the reservoir of the device.

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