Implantable infusion pump
US5722957A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M5/14276
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns an implantable infusion pump for the dosed administration of medication into the human body, comprising a pump chamber which is formed by a lower chamber part and an upper chamber part connected thereto, whereby the pumping chamber is divided into two subchambers by a gas impermeable flexible partition, the first subchamber is delimited by the upper chamber part and the flexible partition and is designed as a reservoir for medicinal solutions, the upper chamber part has a refilling opening which is sealed by at least one piercable septum and the reservoir for medicinal solutions is connected via an outlet opening and possibly an outlet reduction arrangement with an outlet catheter, and the second subchamber is delimited by the lower chamber part and the flexible partition and is designed as a pressure chamber to accommodate the hexafluorobutane used as a propellant, in particular 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobutane. The implantable infusion pump according to the invention is without problems from a safety standpoint, has a pumping rate independent of the medication volume, a relatively small temperature gradient, is safe and simple to handle, medication compatible, …
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