PUMP APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
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1. A system for delivering a medicinal fluid, comprising:
- a pump including a fluid outlet and an elastomeric sleeve, said elastomeric sleeve configured to inflate in response to the receipt of an impelling liquid in said elastomeric sleeve, said elastomeric sleeve additionally configured to discharge pressurized impelling fluid from said elastomeric sleeve via said fluid outlet;
a drug reservoir including a medicinal fluid;
an isolation element connected between said fluid outlet of said pump and said medicinal fluid of said drug reservoir;
said isolation element configured to drive medicinal fluid from an outlet opening of said drug reservoir in response to a force applied to said isolation element by pressurized impelling fluid exiting said pump fluid outlet, said isolation element fluidly isolating said medicinal fluid from said impelling fluid.
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Abstract
A system and method of delivering and administering fluids used for infusion and similar therapies is provided that uses a reusable pump including a mechanism that eliminates contact between the pump material and the therapeutic fluid. An adapter for the pump, which is configured to interface with standard or customized drug reservoirs, is additionally provided.
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1. A system for delivering a medicinal fluid, comprising:
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a pump including a fluid outlet and an elastomeric sleeve, said elastomeric sleeve configured to inflate in response to the receipt of an impelling liquid in said elastomeric sleeve, said elastomeric sleeve additionally configured to discharge pressurized impelling fluid from said elastomeric sleeve via said fluid outlet; a drug reservoir including a medicinal fluid; an isolation element connected between said fluid outlet of said pump and said medicinal fluid of said drug reservoir; said isolation element configured to drive medicinal fluid from an outlet opening of said drug reservoir in response to a force applied to said isolation element by pressurized impelling fluid exiting said pump fluid outlet, said isolation element fluidly isolating said medicinal fluid from said impelling fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19, 20)
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11. A pump device for delivering a medicinal fluid, comprising:
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a pump for driving an impelling fluid under pressure; a drug reservoir configured to receive a medicinal fluid; an isolation element fluidly isolating pressurized impelling fluid driven by said pump from medicinal fluid received in said drug reservoir; and said isolation element configured to drive said medicinal fluid from said drug reservoir in response to a force applied to said isolation element by impelling fluid pumped from said pump. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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