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Delivery device for drug pellets

US12427093B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2018
Grant dateSep 30, 2025
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2583/049
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is provided a device for dispensing one or more drugs in pellet form, including a cartridge including a chamber for containing a plurality of drugs in pellet form, a screw pump configured to receive pellets from the chamber and, upon rotation of the screw pump, transport the pellets from the chamber to be dispensed from the device via the screw pump, and a rotating member extending through the cartridge and configured to rotate the screw pump so as to dispense pellets therefrom.

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