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Test method and apparatus for verification of medical device functionality

US7604614B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2005
Grant dateOct 20, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49236
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to methods, apparatuses and systems for testing the functionality of the pumping mechanism of a medical device, e.g., an implantable infusion pump, while the medical device is contained within a shipping package. The test apparatus enables such functional verification, without opening the shipping package, when the medical device is still contained within the package that has been appropriately sealed to maintain sterility of the medical device.

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