Electrokinetic pump designs and drug delivery systems
First Claim
1. A fluid delivery system, comprising:
- A first chamber, a second chamber and a third chamber;
A flow-through pump element separating the first chamber from the second chamber;
A moveable pump element separating the second chamber from the third chamber;
A first outlet in communication with the third chamber; and
A second outlet in communication with the second chamber.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fluid delivery system having a first chamber, a second chamber and a third chamber; a flow-through pump element separating the first chamber from the second chamber; a moveable pump element separating the second chamber from the third chamber; a first outlet in communication with the third chamber; and second outlet in communication with the second chamber. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of operating a fluid delivery system having a first chamber, a second chamber and a delivery chamber by reducing the volume of the second chamber while increasing the volume of the delivery chamber without operation of a flow-through pump element that separates the second chamber from the first chamber.
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31 Claims
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1. A fluid delivery system, comprising:
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A first chamber, a second chamber and a third chamber;
A flow-through pump element separating the first chamber from the second chamber;
A moveable pump element separating the second chamber from the third chamber;
A first outlet in communication with the third chamber; and
A second outlet in communication with the second chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a fluid delivery system having a first chamber, a second chamber and a delivery chamber, comprising:
Reducing the volume of the second chamber while increasing the volume of the delivery chamber without operation of a flow-through pump element that separates the second chamber from the first chamber. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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