Device and method for delivering a flowable ingestible medicament into the gastrointestinal tract of a user
US11020018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/029
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and a method for delivering a flowable ingestible medicament into the gastrointestinal tract of a user. The device includes a vibrating ingestible capsule attached to a medicament delivery compartment. The medicament delivery compartment includes a housing including a portal, a medicament reservoir, a reservoir biasing mechanism applying pressure to the reservoir, a resilient conduit extending from the reservoir to the portal, and a valve including a weight and a spring adapted, when closed, to bias the weight against the conduit so as to block flow therethrough, and, when open, to remove the weight from the conduit to allow fluid to flow through the conduit. When the vibrating agitator is in the vibration mode of operation, vibrations exerted thereby are applied to the valve biasing mechanism and periodically transition the valve between the closed operative orientation and the open operative orientation.
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