PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND TREATMENT METHODS ASSOCIATED WITH SAME

• US 20100217243A1
• Filed: 02/21/2009
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Mann, Alfred E.
• Application Number:
  US12/390,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20100217243A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/891.100
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/00 Inhalators drug delivery in endotracheal tubes A61M16/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/064 Powder
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/12 with interchangeable cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/0247 Semi-permanent or permanent transcutaneous or percutaneous access sites to the inside of the body peritoneal dialysis catheters A61M1/285; tracheostomy devices A61M16/0465; measuring pressure within the body A61B5/03; colostomy devices A61F5/445; gastrotomy feeding tubes A61J15/0015; means for fixing a feeding tube outside of the body A61J15/0053
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1407 Infusion of two or more substances
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body

Abstract

Partially implantable medical devices and methods associated with partially implantable medical devices.

Claims

1. A treatment method, comprising the steps of:

delivering a first substance to a location within a patient'"'"'s body with a partially implantable medical device that includes a percutaneous port, a first substance cartridge within the percutaneous port, and an implantable operative portion that transfers the first substance from the first substance cartridge to the patient; and

delivering a second substance to the patient with a device other than the partially implantable medical device.

2. A treatment method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

replacing the first substance cartridge.

3. A treatment method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the location within the patient'"'"'s body comprises the peritoneum.

4. A treatment method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first substance comprises insulin.

5. A treatment method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of delivering a second substance delivering a second substance to the patient with an inhaler.

6. A treatment method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second substance comprises a powder.

7. A treatment method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second substance comprises insulin monomers carried on pH-sensitive particles.

8. A treatment method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the inhaler is configured to receive a second substance cartridge.

9. A treatment method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising the step of:

replacing the second substance cartridge.

10. A treatment method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the step of delivering a first substance comprises delivering a first substance at a basal rate to a location within a patient'"'"'s body with a partially implantable medical device;

and

the step of delivering a second substance comprises delivering a bolus of the second substance to the patient with a device other than the partially implantable medical device.

11. A method of providing medication to a patient, comprising the steps of:

providing the patient with a first medication stored in a cartridge that is configured to be received by a percutaneous port of a partially implanted medical device;

providing the patient with a second medication in an inhalable form.

12. A method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of providing the patient with a first medication stored in a cartridge comprises providing the patient with a plurality of the cartridges that store the first medication for use one at one time.

13. A method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the step of:

providing the patient with an inhaler.

14. A method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of providing the patient with a second medication comprises providing the patient with a plurality of second medication cartridges at a single time.

15. A method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of providing the patient with a second medication comprises providing the patient with a second medication in powder form.

16. A method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the step of providing the patient with a second medication comprises providing the patient with insulin monomers carried on pH-sensitive particles.

17. A method of treating diabetes in a patient into which a medical device, including a percutaneous port and a fluid transfer device, has been implanted, the method comprising the steps of:

supplying a patient with an insulin cartridge that stores liquid insulin and is configured to be received by the percutaneous port; and

supplying the patient with insulin in an inhalable form.

18. A method as claimed in claim 17, further comprising the step of:

instructing the medical device to supply the liquid insulin from the cartridge to the patient at a basal rate.

19. A method as claimed in claim 17, further comprising the step of:

instructing the patient to deliver a bolus of the insulin in an inhalable form in connection with a meal.

20. A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the step of supplying the patient insulin in an inhalable form comprises supplying the patient with a cartridge that stores insulin in an inhalable form.

21. A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the step of supplying the patient insulin in an inhalable form comprises supplying the patient with a cartridge that stores insulin in a powder form.

22. A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the step of supplying the patient insulin in an inhalable form comprises supplying the patient with a cartridge that stores insulin monomers carried on pH-sensitive particles.