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Implantable therapeutic substance infusion device configuration system

US7072725B2 · kind B2 · utility

147Cited by
11References
31Claims
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Filing dateNov 8, 2001
Grant dateJul 4, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H20/17
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides for a software-based computing environment that uses data communication systems or networks, including the Internet and World Wide Web technologies, to implement a dosage calculator, which assists the clinician in managing patients receiving intrathecal therapy. The invention provides for a communications environment for clinicians, pharmacists, drug pump manufactures, and patients to assess the information supplied by an implantable drug pump, and to integrate data from other data sources in order to provide optimization of the life of the drug pump and the therapeutic substance formulations for the patient.

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