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; and
a processor that controls 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.
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44 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; and a processor that controls the at least one pumping mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for delivery of a therapeutic fluid to a user from a portable, ambulatory device, the method comprising:
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delivering a first therapeutic fluid from a first reservoir of the device to the user via at least one cannula at a first dosing rate; delivering a second therapeutic fluid from a second reservoir to the user via the at least one cannula at a second dosing rate; and controlling the first dosing rate and the second dosing rate to affect a diabetes state of the user, the controlling being performed by a processor in the portable, ambulatory device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An infusion system for dispensing at least insulin and a second anti-diabetic agent into a user'"'"'s body, the system comprising:
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a drug dispensing means that comprises a first reservoir and a first dispensing means for dispensing insulin for infusion into the user'"'"'s body and a second reservoir and a second dispensing means for dispensing the second anti-diabetic agent for infusion into the user'"'"'s body; a sensing means that measures a glucose level; and a processor that receives data regarding the glucose level from the sensing means and controls the drug dispensing means to regulate the dispensing of insulin and the anti-diabetic agent according to the glucose level. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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