IL156367A0 - Implantable refillable and ported controlled release drug delivery device - Google Patents

Implantable refillable and ported controlled release drug delivery device

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IL156367A0
IL156367A0 IL15636701A IL15636701A IL156367A0 IL 156367 A0 IL156367 A0 IL 156367A0 IL 15636701 A IL15636701 A IL 15636701A IL 15636701 A IL15636701 A IL 15636701A IL 156367 A0 IL156367 A0 IL 156367A0
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ported
delivery device
drug delivery
controlled release
release drug
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IL15636701A
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Control Delivery Sys Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M39/00—Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use
    • A61M39/02—Access sites
    • A61M39/0208—Subcutaneous access sites for injecting or removing fluids
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M39/00—Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use
    • A61M39/02—Access sites
    • A61M39/0208—Subcutaneous access sites for injecting or removing fluids
    • A61M2039/0226—Subcutaneous access sites for injecting or removing fluids having means for protecting the interior of the access site from damage due to the insertion of a needle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M39/00—Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use
    • A61M39/02—Access sites
    • A61M39/0208—Subcutaneous access sites for injecting or removing fluids
    • A61M2039/0229—Subcutaneous access sites for injecting or removing fluids having means for facilitating assembling, e.g. snap-fit housing or modular design
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2210/00—Anatomical parts of the body
    • A61M2210/06—Head
    • A61M2210/0693—Brain, cerebrum
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/14—Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
    • A61M5/168—Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters ; Monitoring media flow to the body
    • A61M5/16877—Adjusting flow; Devices for setting a flow rate
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/42—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests having means for desensitising skin, for protruding skin to facilitate piercing, or for locating point where body is to be pierced
    • A61M5/427—Locating point where body is to be pierced, e.g. vein location means using ultrasonic waves, injection site templates
IL15636701A 2000-12-14 2001-12-13 Implantable refillable and ported controlled release drug delivery device IL156367A0 (en)

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US25511400P 2000-12-14 2000-12-14
PCT/US2001/047568 WO2002074381A2 (en) 2000-12-14 2001-12-13 Implantable refillable and rate controlled drug delivery device

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EP (1) EP1341576A2 (de)
JP (1) JP2004538042A (de)
CN (1) CN1245226C (de)
AR (1) AR031915A1 (de)
CA (1) CA2431688A1 (de)
IL (1) IL156367A0 (de)
TW (1) TW508254B (de)
WO (1) WO2002074381A2 (de)

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