MODULAR MEDICAL PUMP
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- a fluid reservoir configured to store a therapeutic agent;
a port configured to deliver the therapeutic agent to a patient;
a medical pump subassembly configured to actively transfer the therapeutic fluid from the fluid reservoir to the port; and
a housing that contains the fluid reservoir, the port and the medical pump subassembly,wherein the medical pump subassembly is configured to facilitate mechanical and electrical testing of the medical pump subassembly as a standalone component.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device comprises a fluid reservoir configured to store a therapeutic agent; a port configured to deliver the therapeutic agent to a patient; a medical pump subassembly configured to actively transfer the therapeutic fluid from the fluid reservoir to the port; and a housing that contains the fluid reservoir, the port and the medical pump subassembly. The medical pump subassembly is configured to facilitate mechanical and electrical testing of the medical pump subassembly as a standalone component.
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a fluid reservoir configured to store a therapeutic agent; a port configured to deliver the therapeutic agent to a patient; a medical pump subassembly configured to actively transfer the therapeutic fluid from the fluid reservoir to the port; and a housing that contains the fluid reservoir, the port and the medical pump subassembly, wherein the medical pump subassembly is configured to facilitate mechanical and electrical testing of the medical pump subassembly as a standalone component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing a medical pump comprising:
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obtaining a medical pump subassembly; mechanically and electrically testing of the medical pump subassembly as a standalone component; and installing the medical pump subassembly within a housing of an implantable medical device, the implantable medical device including; a fluid reservoir configured to store a therapeutic agent; a port configured to deliver the therapeutic agent to a patient; the medical pump subassembly; and the housing, wherein the housing is configured to contain the fluid reservoir, the port and the medical pump subassembly. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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