Medicament delivery apparatus
First Claim
1. An electronic capsule comprising:
- a drive element comprising;
a drive element housing,control electronics for operating the electronic capsule disposed in the drive element housing,a drive unit disposed in the drive element housing,a power source operatively associated with the electronic capsule, control electronics and drive unit disposed in the drive element housing, anda drive element connector; and
a payload element comprising;
a payload element housing,a sealed reservoir secured in the payload element housing and storing a substance,one or more openings formed through the payload element housing to provide fluid communication between an inside of the payload element housing and an outside of the payload element housing for releasing the substance contained in the reservoir from the capsule, anda payload element connector adapted to engage the drive element connector,wherein an engagement of the drive element connector with the payload element connector secures the drive element to the payload element and positions the drive unit for operable communication with the reservoir, thereby making the electronic capsule operable and specific.
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Abstract
An electronic capsule (100) is provided. The capsule (100) has a discrete drive element (300) comprising: a housing (109), electronics for making the electronic capsule (100) operable, a pumping mechanism (115) for dosing and displacing a substance, a power source (105) for powering the electronic capsule (100) and enabling the electronics and the pumping mechanism (115) to operate, and a locking mechanism (130); and a discrete payload element (200) comprising: a housing (109), a reservoir (210) for storing the substance, one or more openings (250) in the housing (109) for releasing the substance from the reservoir (210) and a locking mechanism (230) for engaging the drive element locking mechanism (130). Engagement of the drive element locking mechanism (130) with the payload element locking mechanism (230) secures the drive element (300) to the payload element (200), thereby making the electronic capsule (100) operable and specific.
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26 Claims
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1. An electronic capsule comprising:
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a drive element comprising; a drive element housing, control electronics for operating the electronic capsule disposed in the drive element housing, a drive unit disposed in the drive element housing, a power source operatively associated with the electronic capsule, control electronics and drive unit disposed in the drive element housing, and a drive element connector; and a payload element comprising; a payload element housing, a sealed reservoir secured in the payload element housing and storing a substance, one or more openings formed through the payload element housing to provide fluid communication between an inside of the payload element housing and an outside of the payload element housing for releasing the substance contained in the reservoir from the capsule, and a payload element connector adapted to engage the drive element connector, wherein an engagement of the drive element connector with the payload element connector secures the drive element to the payload element and positions the drive unit for operable communication with the reservoir, thereby making the electronic capsule operable and specific. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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15. An electronic capsule comprising:
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a discrete drive element comprising; a drive element housing, control electronics for operating the electronic capsule disposed in the drive element housing, a drive unit disposed in the drive element housing, a drive element first locking mechanism, and a drive element second locking mechanism; a discrete power element comprising; a power element housing, a power source disposed in the power element housing for powering the electronic capsule and operatively associated with the control electronics and the drive unit, and a power element locking mechanism; and a discrete payload element comprising; a payload element housing, a sealed reservoir secured in the payload element housing and storing a substance, one or more openings in the payload element housing in fluid communication with the reservoir for releasing a substance contained in the reservoir from the capsule, and a payload element locking mechanism for engaging the drive element second locking mechanism, wherein engagement of the power element locking mechanism with the drive element first locking mechanism secures the power source housing element to the drive element, and engagement of the drive element second locking mechanism with the payload element locking mechanism secures the drive element to the payload element, said engagement making the electronic capsule operable and specific. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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