Device for drug delivery
First Claim
1. A portable therapeutic fluid delivery device having a form factor that permits ambulatory use by a user, the device comprising:
- a first reservoir for containing a first therapeutic fluid;
a second reservoir for containing a second therapeutic fluid;
at least one cannula in fluid communication with the first and/or second reservoir, the at least one cannula being disposed to penetrate the user'"'"'s skin to deliver the first and/or the second therapeutic fluid subcutaneously at a dosing rate;
at least one pumping mechanism that delivers the first therapeutic fluid from the first reservoir at a first dosing rate and delivers the second therapeutic fluid from the second reservoir at a second dosing rate to the at least one cannula and into the user;
a processor that controls the at least one pumping mechanism;
a disposable part; and
a reusable part configured to mate with the disposable part to form a dispensing patch unit, wherein the disposable part comprises a housing that contains the at least one cannula, the first reservoir, the second reservoir and a fluid delivery path between the cannula and at least one of the first and second reservoirs, wherein the cannula extends directly from the housing, and the reusable part comprises the processor and the at least one pumping mechanism.
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Abstract
Delivery of more than one therapeutic fluid as a means to control symptoms of a health conditions is disclosed. More than one therapeutic fluid may be dispensed from more than one reservoir and delivered to a user'"'"'s body via one or more cannula that penetrate the skin. The therapeutic fluids may be delivered by action of one or more pumping mechanisms that may be controlled by a processor in a portable, ambulatory device. The therapeutic fluids may optionally be insulin and one or more of an amylin analog, pramlintide acetate and an exenatide, and the health condition may optionally be diabetes. This device can be used in combination with a glucometer.
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13 Claims
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1. A portable therapeutic fluid delivery device having a form factor that permits ambulatory use by a user, the device comprising:
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a first reservoir for containing a first therapeutic fluid; a second reservoir for containing a second therapeutic fluid; at least one cannula in fluid communication with the first and/or second reservoir, the at least one cannula being disposed to penetrate the user'"'"'s skin to deliver the first and/or the second therapeutic fluid subcutaneously at a dosing rate; at least one pumping mechanism that delivers the first therapeutic fluid from the first reservoir at a first dosing rate and delivers the second therapeutic fluid from the second reservoir at a second dosing rate to the at least one cannula and into the user; a processor that controls the at least one pumping mechanism; a disposable part; and a reusable part configured to mate with the disposable part to form a dispensing patch unit, wherein the disposable part comprises a housing that contains the at least one cannula, the first reservoir, the second reservoir and a fluid delivery path between the cannula and at least one of the first and second reservoirs, wherein the cannula extends directly from the housing, and the reusable part comprises the processor and the at least one pumping mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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