Secure medication delivery
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- micro-machining a cavity within a substrate;
filling the cavity with a medication;
forming a sealing layer over the cavity;
micro-machining a cantilevered beam from a layer of material, the cantilevered beam comprising a sacrificial layer, wherein the sacrificial layer provides a tip for puncturing the sealing layer when removed; and
attaching the cantilevered beam to the substrate such that moving the cantilevered beam toward the substrate enables the tip to puncture the sealing layer.
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Abstract
A method includes micro-machining a cavity within a substrate, filling the cavity with a medication, forming a sealing layer over the cavity, micro-machining a cantilevered beam from a layer of material, the cantilevered beam comprising a tip for puncturing the sealing layer, and attaching the cantilevered beam to the substrate such that moving the cantilevered beam toward the substrate enables the tip to puncture the sealing layer. A computer program product corresponding to the method is also disclosed. An apparatus includes a substrate having a cavity micro-machined therein, a sealing layer formed over the cavity, a medication disposed within the cavity, a cantilevered beam micro-machined from a layer of material, the cantilevered beam comprising a tip for puncturing the sealing layer, and the cantilevered beam attached to the substrate and disposed to enable the tip to puncture the sealing layer when the cantilevered beam is moved towards the substrate.
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12 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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micro-machining a cavity within a substrate; filling the cavity with a medication; forming a sealing layer over the cavity; micro-machining a cantilevered beam from a layer of material, the cantilevered beam comprising a sacrificial layer, wherein the sacrificial layer provides a tip for puncturing the sealing layer when removed; and attaching the cantilevered beam to the substrate such that moving the cantilevered beam toward the substrate enables the tip to puncture the sealing layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a substrate having a cavity micro-machined therein; a sealing layer formed over the cavity; a medication disposed within the cavity; a cantilevered beam comprising a sacrificial layer, wherein the sacrificial layer provides a tip for puncturing the sealing layer when removed; and the cantilevered beam attached to the substrate and disposed to enable the tip to puncture the sealing layer when the cantilevered beam is moved towards the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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