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. This device can be used in combination with a glucometer.
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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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