IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR MINIMALLY-INVASIVE INSERTION
First Claim
1. A containment device, comprising:
- a microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open;
an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) fixed to the microchip element;
one or more electronic components associated with the microchip element or the PCB; and
a first inductive coupling device associated with the microchip element or the PCB, wherein the first inductive coupling device is in communication with the one or more electronic components.
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Abstract
In one aspect, containment devices are provided that include a microchip element having one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open; an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) or a silicon substrate positioned adjacent to the microchip element; one or more electronic components associated with the microchip element or the PCB/silicon substrate; and a first inductive coupling device associated with the microchip element or the PCB/silicon substrate, wherein the first inductive coupling device is in operable communication with the one or more electronic components. In another aspect, implantable drug delivery devices are provided that include a body housing at least one drug payload for actively controlled release, wherein the ratio of the volume of the at least one drug payload to the total volume of the implantable drug delivery device is from about 75 μL/cc to about 150 μL/cc.
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29 Claims
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1. A containment device, comprising:
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a microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open; an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) fixed to the microchip element; one or more electronic components associated with the microchip element or the PCB; and a first inductive coupling device associated with the microchip element or the PCB, wherein the first inductive coupling device is in communication with the one or more electronic components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of assembling a containment device, comprising:
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providing an elongated microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open; fixing the elongated microchip element to an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) which comprises a biocompatible substrate; electrically connecting the elongated microchip element to one or more electronic components; and associating a first inductive coupling device with the microchip element or the PCB, wherein the first inductive coupling device is in communication with the one or more electronic components. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system for drug delivery, biosensing, or both drug delivery and biosensing, comprising:
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an implantable component which comprises; a microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open, the one or more containment reservoirs containing at least one of a drug, a biosensor, or a combination thereof, an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) fixed to the microchip element, one or more electronic components associated with the microchip element or the PCB, and a first inductive coupling device associated with the microchip element or the PCB, wherein the first inductive coupling device is in communication with the one or more electronic components; and an external component which comprises a second inductive coupling device configured to form an inductive coupling circuit with the first inductive coupling device when brought within proximity of the implantable component. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A containment device, comprising:
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a microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open; a silicon substrate positioned adjacent to the microchip element; one or more electronic components disposed within the silicon substrate, wherein the one or more electronic components are in communication with the microchip element; and a first inductive coupling device associated with the microchip element or the silicon substrate, wherein the first inductive coupling device is in communication with the one or more electronic components. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A system for drug delivery, biosensing, or both drug delivery and biosensing, comprising:
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an implantable component which comprises; a microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open, the one or more containment reservoirs containing at least one of a drug, a biosensor, or a combination thereof, a silicon substrate positioned adjacent to the microchip element, one or more electronic components disposed within the silicon substrate, wherein the one or more electronic components are in communication with the microchip element, and a first inductive coupling device associated with the microchip element or the silicon substrate, wherein the first inductive coupling device is in communication with the one or more electronic components; and an external component which comprises a second inductive coupling device configured to form an inductive coupling circuit with the first inductive coupling device when brought within proximity of the implantable component.
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28. A method of assembling a containment device, comprising:
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providing an elongated microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open; positioning the elongated microchip element adjacent to a silicon substrate; electrically connecting the elongated microchip element to one or more electronic components; and associating a first inductive coupling device with the microchip element or the silicon substrate, wherein the first inductive coupling device is in communication with the one or more electronic components.
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29. A method, comprising:
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implanting a containment device in a patient, wherein the containment device comprises; a microchip element comprising one or more containment reservoirs that are configured to be electrically activated to open; an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) fixed to the microchip element; one or more electronic components associated with the microchip element or the PCB; and a first inductive coupling device associated with the microchip element or the PCB, wherein the first inductive coupling device is in communication with the one or more electronic components; and positioning an external communicator comprising a second inductive coupling device configured to form an inductive coupling circuit with the first inductive coupling device within proximity of the containment device.
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