Catheter drug pump
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1. A drug-delivery pump system for use in connection with a catheter, the system comprising:
- a controllable drug pump;
a guide catheter to which the drug pump is fixedly retained in an in-line configuration, the guide catheter being dimensioned to fit within a lumen of the catheter;
a user-operable controller physically separate from the pump; and
means facilitating communication between the controller and the pump, the pump having an outlet for facilitating controlled delivery of drug therethrough in response to the controller.
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Abstract
A miniaturized drug pump can actively dispense fluid at a controlled (or controllable) flow rate emerging at or near the distal tip of a catheter.
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17 Claims
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1. A drug-delivery pump system for use in connection with a catheter, the system comprising:
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a controllable drug pump; a guide catheter to which the drug pump is fixedly retained in an in-line configuration, the guide catheter being dimensioned to fit within a lumen of the catheter; a user-operable controller physically separate from the pump; and means facilitating communication between the controller and the pump, the pump having an outlet for facilitating controlled delivery of drug therethrough in response to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A catheter drug-delivery pump system comprising:
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a catheter; a controllable drug pump integrated and fixedly retained therewithin in an in-line configuration; a user-operable controller physically separate from the pump; and means facilitating communication between the controller and the pump, the pump having an outlet for facilitating controlled delivery of drug outside the catheter in response to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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