Remote controller for substance delivery system
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the device. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. The concentration of a substance in the fluid to be delivered may be modified by a remote control signal. In selected embodiments, a magnetic field, an electric field, or electromagnetic control signal may be used.
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62 Claims
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1-42. -42. (canceled)
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43. A method of delivering a fluid to an environment, comprising:
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generating a first electromagnetic control signal sufficient to produce a change in effective concentration of a primary material in a delivery fluid in a delivery reservoir of a delivery device; and generating a second electromagnetic control signal sufficient to cause delivery fluid containing primary material in solution to be released from the delivery reservoir into the environment. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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