Osmotic pump with remotely controlled osmotic pressure generation

US9028467B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9028467-B2
Application numberUS-30244905-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 13, 2005
Priority dateNov 9, 2005
Publication dateMay 12, 2015
Grant dateMay 12, 2015

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Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled osmotic pump device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, an osmotic pump device is placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the osmotic pump device. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. In selected embodiments, a magnetic field, an electric field, or electromagnetic control signal may be used.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An osmotic pump system comprising: a body structure configured for placement in an environment; a delivery reservoir configured to contain a delivery fluid to be delivered into the environment; an osmotic chamber; an osmotic pressure-generating material contained within the osmotic chamber, the generation of osmotic pressure by the osmotic pressure-generating material controllable by an electromagnetic field control signal; a pressure-responsiv…

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What does patent US9028467B2 cover?
Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled osmotic pump device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, an osmotic pump device is placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the osmotic pump device. Exemplary…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hood Leroy E, Ishikawa Muriel Y, Jung Edward K Y, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K9/0004. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).