Process and device for delivery of fluid by chemical reaction
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1. A process for delivering a high-viscosity fluid by chemical reaction, comprising:
- actuating a plunger positioned in a barrel of a device, the plunger separating a reagent chamber containing a first reagent from a reaction chamber containing a second reagent; and
mixing the first reagent and the second reagent in response to the actuating to initiate a chemical reaction in the reaction chamber of the device, the reaction chamber including a piston;
wherein the plunger moves away from the piston in response to the actuating;
wherein gas generated by the chemical reaction moves the piston into a fluid chamber containing the high-viscosity fluid to deliver the high-viscosity fluid.
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Abstract
Processes and devices for delivering a fluid by chemical reaction are disclosed. A chemical reaction is initiated in a reaction chamber to produce a gas, and the gas acts upon a piston to deliver the fluid. Preferred devices typically include an upper chamber, a lower chamber, a fluid chamber, a piston between the lower chamber and the fluid chamber, and a barrier between the upper chamber and the lower chamber. When the barrier is broken, reagents in the upper chamber and the lower chamber are mixed together to generate the gas.
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1. A process for delivering a high-viscosity fluid by chemical reaction, comprising:
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actuating a plunger positioned in a barrel of a device, the plunger separating a reagent chamber containing a first reagent from a reaction chamber containing a second reagent; and mixing the first reagent and the second reagent in response to the actuating to initiate a chemical reaction in the reaction chamber of the device, the reaction chamber including a piston; wherein the plunger moves away from the piston in response to the actuating; wherein gas generated by the chemical reaction moves the piston into a fluid chamber containing the high-viscosity fluid to deliver the high-viscosity fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for delivering a fluid by chemical reaction, comprising:
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a barrel containing a reagent chamber, a reaction chamber, and a fluid chamber; wherein the reagent chamber is located within a push button member at a top end of the barrel; a plunger separating the reagent chamber from the reaction chamber; a spring biased to push the plunger into the reagent chamber when the push button member is depressed; and a piston separating the reaction chamber from the fluid chamber, wherein the piston moves in response to pressure generated in the reaction chamber. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for delivering a fluid by chemical reaction, the device comprising:
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a first chamber containing a first reagent; a second chamber containing a second reagent; a push button forming at least a portion of the first chamber; a plunger positioned between the first chamber and the second chamber; a piston positioned in the second chamber; and a biasing member positioned in the second chamber between the piston and the plunger, the device having a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state the plunger blocks mixing of the first reagent and the second reagent, and in the second state the biasing member biases the plunger into the first chamber in response to a depression of the push button to allow mixing of the first reagent and the second reagent to initiate a gas-generating chemical reaction in the second chamber of the device operative to move the piston, wherein the movement of the piston forces the fluid to exit the device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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