Method and apparatus to control drug therapy dosages in an implantable pump
US6796956B2 · kind B2 · utility
209Cited by
16References
17Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/52
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable drug infusion pump for delivering drug therapy to a patient and which also permits a patient to deliver or self-administer an additional bolus, reduces the likelihood of over dosage or under dosage by drug dosage characteristic limitations programmed into a microprocessor memory. The dose limits define the maximum and minimum amount of drug to be delivered per unit time or otherwise, reducing the likelihood that a patient may inadvertently or deliberately interfere with a treatment regimen.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.