Implantable insulin administration device
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1. An implantable device for administering a measured amount of liquid drug comprising:
- a container of flexible material for storing the liquid drug;
a second container connected to said first mentioned container by tubing, said second container being made from inert plastic, a metal housing surround the inert plastic and maintaining it in a compressed condition, said housing having a metal grill permitting injection of a needle through the grill and the inert plastic into the second container for percutaneously filling the first mentioned container, a metal disc on the inside of said second conatiner as a stop for a needle;
a pump including a pair of cup-shaped members, joined together at their peripheries, each of said cup-shaped members having a concave side and a convex side, the concave sides of said cup shaped members facing toward one another, the convex sides of said cup-shaped members facing away from each other; and
,tubing means connecting said first mentioned container and said pump and leading away from said pump for discharge in the body.
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Abstract
A device for self-administration of a measured amount of insulin by a diabetic patient by means of digital pressure upon a subcutaneous pump implanted over the sternum.
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1. An implantable device for administering a measured amount of liquid drug comprising:
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a container of flexible material for storing the liquid drug; a second container connected to said first mentioned container by tubing, said second container being made from inert plastic, a metal housing surround the inert plastic and maintaining it in a compressed condition, said housing having a metal grill permitting injection of a needle through the grill and the inert plastic into the second container for percutaneously filling the first mentioned container, a metal disc on the inside of said second conatiner as a stop for a needle; a pump including a pair of cup-shaped members, joined together at their peripheries, each of said cup-shaped members having a concave side and a convex side, the concave sides of said cup shaped members facing toward one another, the convex sides of said cup-shaped members facing away from each other; and
,tubing means connecting said first mentioned container and said pump and leading away from said pump for discharge in the body.
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2. An implantable device for administering a measured amount of liquid drug comprising:
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a container of flexible material for storing the liquid drug; a second container connected to said first mentioned container by tubing, said second container being made from inert plastic, a metal housing surround the inert plastic and maintaining it in a compressed condition, said housing having a metal grill permitting injection of a needle through the grill and the inert plastic into the second container for percutaneously filling the first mentioned container, a metal disc on the inside of said second conatiner as a stop for a needle; and a pump including a resiliently compressible receptacle, a first check valve connected between said first mentioned container and said receptacle and allowing flow only from said first mentioned container toward said receptacle and a second check valve connected to said receptacle and leading away from said receptacle for discharge in the body, said second check valve allowing flow only from said receptacle for discharge in the body. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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