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Method and apparatus to sense temperature in an implantable pump

  • US 7,658,737 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2001
  • Issued: 02/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An automatic drug therapy delivery system, capable of detecting the possibility of damage to the pump prior to implant, the system comprising:

  • a) an implantable pump;

    b) a temperature sensor producing electrically measurable signals that are indicative of the temperature of the implantable pump over time prior to implantation; and

    c) a controller having at least one input that receives the signals from the temperature sensor, wherein the controller monitors the signals from the temperature sensor prior to implantation of the implantable pump and stores those signals from the temperature sensor that are indicative of the implantable pump being exposed to a temperature that is one or more of inside or outside of a pre-determined normal range at which the implantable pump can be safely stored.

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