Devices and methods for powering a medical device
US8500692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/14268
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods for powering a medical device for sustained delivery of fluids or continuous monitoring of body analyte. The devices may comprise a pumping mechanism, a driving mechanism for activating the pumping mechanism to dispense fluid, and a power source coupled to the driving mechanism and having an energy storage cell for providing a pulsed power to the driving mechanism. The methods may be implemented by activating the driving mechanism using pulsed energy in the form of at least one pulse train pattern accumulated in and discharged from an energy storage component.
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