Medication administering device
US5318557A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J3/007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medication administering device includes a housing introducible into a body cavity and of a material insoluble in the body cavity fluids, but formed with an opening covered by a material which is soluble in body cavity fluids. A diaphragm divides the interior of the housing into a medication chamber including the opening, and a control chamber. An electrolytic cell in the control chamber generates a gas when electrical current is passed therethrough to deliver medication from the medication chamber through the opening into the body cavity at a rate controlled by the electrical current.
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