Drug delivery device with a module for preventing fibrillation downstream of its reservoir
US8257308B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/7527
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a drug delivery device (1, 100), in particular for the delivery of drugs comprising molecules tending to spontaneously form nucleation seeds leading to fibrils, comprising a drug reservoir (2, 102) having a reservoir outlet (107) connected to a device outlet, adapted to deliver a drug fluid to a patient's body, through a pathway (5) including a fluid flow controlling system (4, 104). The pathway further includes a filtration module (6, 106) adapted to retain the nucleation seeds, preferably by forcing them through a filtering membrane pores and on the basis of hydrophobic interaction with the membrane.
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