Subcutaneous ventricular injection apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An injection system for delivering a fluid to a subcutaneous body site comprising:
- a reservoir containing a plurality of doses of the fluid, said reservoir adapted to be subcutaneously located;
a subcutaneous catheter means for connecting said reservoir and the body site, siad catheter means including an end located at the body site;
a subcutaneous pump means located adjacent the body site and fluidly disposed between the end of said catheter means and said reservoir for pumping measured amounts of the fluid from said reservoir to the end of said catheter means, said pump means including a first depressible member which is manually depressed to pump the fluid; and
a subcutaneous valve means located adjacent said pump means and fluidly disposed between the end of said catheter means and said reservoir for blocking the flow of fluid through said catheter means even when said first depressible member of said pump means is depressed, said valve means including a resilient biasing means for resiliently biasing said valve means to the closed position and a second depressible member physically separated from said first depressible member which is manually depressed to overcome said resilient biasing means and open said valve means such that the flow of fluid through said catheter means is only accomplished when said first depressible member and said second depressible member are depressed simultaneously.
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Abstract
An injection system and method for delivering fluids to a subcutaneous body site such as an analgesic to the ventricle is disclosed. A reservoir containing a plurality of doses of the fluid is adapted to be subcutaneously located in the abdomen. This reservoir is connected by a catheter to a subcutaneous unit containing a valve and a pump. This unit is then connected to the ventricle of the user. By the simultaneous actuation of the valve and the pump, the analgesic is pumped to the ventricle of the user. Preferably, the reservoir includes an expandable bag and a bubble member on the outermost surface of the bag which is penetrable by a small needle on the outersurface and impenetrable on the innersurface. A fluid passageway then connects the bag and the bubble member so that the bag is easily refilled. The pump and valve are preferably operated by flexible portions on the subcutaneous unit, which flexible portions are preferably recessed to prevent inadvertent actuation. A tap reservoir provided on the catheter leading to the ventricle is also preferably provided in order to inject additional fluids to flush the system or to sample the fluids in the ventricle.
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14 Claims
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1. An injection system for delivering a fluid to a subcutaneous body site comprising:
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a reservoir containing a plurality of doses of the fluid, said reservoir adapted to be subcutaneously located; a subcutaneous catheter means for connecting said reservoir and the body site, siad catheter means including an end located at the body site; a subcutaneous pump means located adjacent the body site and fluidly disposed between the end of said catheter means and said reservoir for pumping measured amounts of the fluid from said reservoir to the end of said catheter means, said pump means including a first depressible member which is manually depressed to pump the fluid; and a subcutaneous valve means located adjacent said pump means and fluidly disposed between the end of said catheter means and said reservoir for blocking the flow of fluid through said catheter means even when said first depressible member of said pump means is depressed, said valve means including a resilient biasing means for resiliently biasing said valve means to the closed position and a second depressible member physically separated from said first depressible member which is manually depressed to overcome said resilient biasing means and open said valve means such that the flow of fluid through said catheter means is only accomplished when said first depressible member and said second depressible member are depressed simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An injection system for delivering a fluid to a subcutaneous body site comprising:
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a refillable reservoir containing a plurality of doses of the fluid, said reservoir adapted to be subcutaneously located and including (a) an expandable bag, (b) a bubble member on an outermost surface of said bag which is palpable beneath the skin of the user, said bag having a front wall which is penetrable by a small needle and which reseals itself after such a penetration and a back wall which is impenetrable to a small needle, and (c) a fluid passageway provided between said bag and said bubble member; a subcutaneous catheter means for connecting said bag and the body site, said catheter means including an end at the body site; a subcutaneous pump means located adjacent the body site and fluidly disposed between the end of said catheter means and said reservoir for manually pumping measured amounts of the fluid from said reservoir to the end of said catheter means; and a valve means located adjacent said pump and fluidly disposed between the end of said catheter means and said bag for allowing the flow of fluid through said catheter means only when said valve means is manually opened.
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11. An injection system for delivering a fluid to a subcutaneous body site comprising:
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a reservoir containing a plurality of doses of the fluid, said reservoir adapted to be subcutaneously located; a subcutaneous catheter means for connecting said reservoir and the body site, said catheter means including an end at the body site; and a subcutaneous unit fluidly disposed between said reservoir and the end of said catheter means and including (a) a pump means for manually pumping measured amounts of the fluid from said reservoir to the end of said catheter means, said pump means including a central chamber, an inlet containing a biased one-way valve means for admitting fluid into said chamber and an outlet containing a biased one-way valve means for passing fluid out of said chamber, (b) a biased valve means for allowing pumping of the fluid by said pumping means only when said valve means is manually held in the opened position, said valve means including a resilient planar member having a central slit therein which is normally closed and a cross member which extends laterally across said slit, (c) a first flexible portion which is depressed to push said cross member against said slit and thereby to open said slit, and (d) a second flexible portion which forms part of said central chamber and which is depressed to operate said pump means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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