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7384418 Methods and devices for delivery of agents to breast milk ducts  
The invention provides devices, kits and methods for delivering an agent to a breast milk duct. Intraductal agent delivery provides an opportunity to treat a breast condition locally and avoid the...
7371229 Dual electrode advanced electrochemical delivery system  
The present invention is disclosed herein as an electrochemical cell having a cell housing with a first half cell and a second half cell, and an ion selective membrane between the cells. The...
7338464 Non-constant pressure infusion pump  
The present invention relates to an implantable infusion pump having a refillable infusate reservoir in fluid communication with a delivery site via a flow path. This flow path includes a flow...
7335193 Osmotically-driven fluid dispenser  
Improvements in a mini-osmotic pump and coating compositions are described. The dispensing pump includes an inner fluid-filled bag encased by an osmotic layer and outer, semi-permeable membrane....
7316680 Osmotic delivery device having a two-way valve and a dynamically self-adjusting flow channel  
An implantable osmotically driven delivery system having a dynamic, two-way valve and a self-adjusting, variable geometry fluid flow channel. As pressure within the agent delivery system increases,...
7303674 Forward osmosis pressurized device and process for generating potable water  
There is disclosed a process and device for Forward Osmosis (FO) Pressurized Device (FOPD) in general and one hydraulically coupled to a reverse osmosis (RO device for a FOPRO (Forward Osmosis...
7250043 Catheter for modification of agent formulation  
The present invention provides a catheter for use in delivering formulation that allows modification of the formulation prior to or concomitant with its transport or at a delivery site. The...
7241457 Osmotically driven active agent delivery device providing an ascending release profile  
In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an osmotic pump that automatically provides an ascending release rate of active agent as the osmotic pump functions in an environment of...
7235068 Osmotic delivery system having space-efficient piston  
An osmotic delivery system having a space-efficient piston is provided. The enclosure has an interior holding the piston, a protein or peptide, and an osmotic agent. The piston is movable with...
7211076 Medical device for fluid delivery having low fluid flow rate  
A device for delivering a drug includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end and an opening in the distal end thereof. An orifice mechanism at the distal end of the body communicates with...
7207982 Osmotic pump with means for dissipating internal pressure  
The present invention includes an osmotic pump that includes a means for venting an osmotic composition included in the pump before the internal pressure of the pump has the opportunity to build to...
7112335 Minimally compliant, volume-efficient piston for osmotic drug delivery systems  
An osmotic pump having a minimally compliant, volume-efficient piston positioned within a capsule is provided. The capsule has an interior surface, a beneficial agent, and an osmotic agent. The...
7090668 Time-released substance delivery device  
An implantable, time-released substance delivery device includes a casing having an exterior surface, and a number of pores disposed on the exterior surface of the casing. The time-released...
7087035 Device and method for enhancing skin piercing by microprotrusions  
A device and method for enhancing skin piercing by microprotrusions involves pre-stretching the skin to enhance pathway formation when the microprotrusions are pressed into the skin. An expandable...
6979315 Passive flow control devices for implantable pumps  
An implantable drug delivery device is provided with a passive flow control device is provided in the form of a valve which may assume two flow states. Flow control is achieved by duty cycling the...
6976981 Osmotic delivery system with membrane plug retention mechanism  
An osmotic delivery system has a membrane plug retention mechanism which can also be used to control the delivery rate of a beneficial agent from the osmotic delivery system. The osmotic delivery...
6939556 Minimally compliant, volume efficient piston for osmotic drug delivery systems  
An osmotic pump having a minimally compliant, volume-efficient piston positioned within a capsule is provided. The capsule has an interior surface, a beneficial agent, and an osmotic agent. The...
6923800 Osmotic delivery system, osmotic delivery system semipermeable body assembly, and method for controlling delivery rate of beneficial agents from osmotic delivery systems  
Osmotic delivery system semipermeable body assemblies that control the delivery rate of a beneficial agent from an osmotic delivery system incorporating one of the semipermeable body assemblies are...
6918901 Device and method for enhancing transdermal agent flux  
An agent delivery or sampling device ( 2 ) comprising a member ( 6 ) having a plurality of blades ( 4 ) for piercing the skin and a connecting medium ( 65 ) covering at least a part of the skin...
6852104 Programmable insulin pump  
An apparatus for delivering a bolus of a medical agent to a patient. The apparatus comprises a pump mechanism, a data input device, and a processor in data communication with the keypad and...
6824538 System for preventing sudden cardiac death by nerve sprouting from right stellate ganglion  
A system or apparatus is described for reducing the likelihood of the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia in the heart of a patient having a myocardial infarction and an atrioventricular block,...
6768425 Medical apparatus remote control and method  
A system for providing medical treatment to a patient, including a medical treatment apparatus and a remote control device. The medical treatment apparatus has a local processor, and a local...
6753328 Methods of inhibiting metastases  
The invention relates to methods for preventing and treating disseminating cancers. Inhibition metastases of a primary tumor to a liver tissue is carried out by directly contacting a liver tissue...
6740077 Implant with permeable element  
An implant is suggested having a receptacle space for a therapeutic agent, which can leave the receptacle space through a permeable element. For exact dosage, an open-pore diffusion element is...
6719751 Osmotic dosage form composed of an extruded polymer tube form  
A dosage form manufactured from an extruded polymer tube and method for manufacturing the dosage form are disclosed. The dosage form is preferably an osmotic dosage form and includes a therapeutic...
6689373 Devices and methods for pain management  
The invention features devices and methods for the systemic delivery of fentanyl or a fentanyl congener (e.g., sufentanil) to treat pain. In the present invention, a drug formulation comprising...
6682522 Valve for osmotic devices  
An osmotic delivery system for controlled delivery of a beneficial agent includes an implant capsule having a beneficial agent reservoir, an osmotic agent which expands on contact with fluid...
6666845 Implantable infusion pump  
An implantable infusion pump to deliver stored infusate to a desired fluid delivery site. The pump includes a collapsible fluid chamber. The pump can include a multi-stage filtration system to...
6652510 Implantable infusion device and reservoir for same  
An implantable infusion device includes of a disc-shaped housing that is made from a biocompatible material and contains a reservoir. The reservoir defines a chamber that contains at least one...
6643537 Programmable injector control  
A fluid injection arrangement, particularly involving a systematic fluid injection programming capability, in the context of patient imaging systems, in which phases of contrast medium infection...
6635268 Sustained delivery of an active agent using an implantable system  
The invention is directed to a device for delivering an active agent formulation for a predetermined administration period. An impermeable reservoir is divided into a water-swellable agent chamber...
6632217 Implantable osmotic pump  
An implantable osmotic pump for delivering a pharmaceutical agent to a patient includes an osmotic engine, a substantially toroidal compartment disposed at least partially around the osmotic engine...
6616652 Osmotic pump delivery system with pre-hydrated membrane(s) and/or primable catheter  
An implantable osmotic pump system includes a pre-hydrated semipermeable membrane to reduce the time interval between implantation of the system into the patient and full operation of the pump...
6599284 Osmotic device having a preformed passageway that increases in size  
The present invention provides a simple and improved osmotic device ( 1 ) that is capable of providing a controlled release of active agent contained in the core ( 4 ) through a preformed...
6582418 Drug pump with reinforcing grooves  
A pump for pumping drugs, medicaments or other liquids is disclosed having suture loops co-extensive with the outside wall of the pump. At least one depression is formed in the outside wall of the...
6569152 Sustained release delivery systems for solutes  
The present invention relates to devices that allow for linear, sustained-release of solutes with adjustable initial-release kinetics. In particular, the present invention relates to devices for...
6554822 Microbolus infusion pump  
An implantable microbolus infusion pump is disclosed which includes an elastically deformable reservoir, an electrically activated microvalve, and a remotely activated control system. The control...
6544252 Osmotic delivery system having space efficient piston  
An osmotic delivery system having a space efficient piston. The capsule has an interior holding the piston, a beneficial agent, and an osmotic agent. The piston is movable with respect to an...
6541021 Devices and methods for pain management  
The invention features devices and methods for the systemic delivery of fentanyl or a fentanyl congener (e.g., sufentanil) to treat pain. In the present invention, a drug formulation comprising...
6514689 Hydrogel biosensor  
A biosensor ( 10 ) has a hydrogel ( 30 ) in a rigid and preferably biocompatible enclosure ( 20 ). The hydrogel ( 30 ) includes an immobilized analyte binding molecule (ABM) and an immobilized...
6511473 Implantable bioartificial active secretion system  
An implantable bioartificial active secretion system for providing a physiological secretion such as insulin necessary for functionality of a physiologic activity such as glucose metabolism of a...
6491684 Fluid delivery device having a water generating electrochemical/chemical pump and associated method  
A fluid delivery device generally including: an electrochemical pump, wherein the electrochemical pump is capable of generating water; an electrochemical pump product chamber, wherein the...
6475750 Glucose biosensor  
A biosensor ( 10 ) has a hydrogel ( 30 ) in a rigid and referably biocompatible enclosure ( 20 ). The hydrogel ( 30 ) includes an immobilized glucose-binding molecule such as concanavalin A (Con A)...
6471689 Implantable drug delivery catheter system with capillary interface  
The present invention relates to a drug delivery device which is implantable within a mammal and adapted for long-term efficient drug delivery to surrounding tissue. The drug delivery device is...
6471688 Osmotic pump drug delivery systems and methods  
Implantable osmotic pump devices and systems include multiple osmotic pumps and/or semipermeable membranes to extend the useful life cycle and functionality of the drug delivery system. Use of an...
6464688 Osmotic pump delivery system with flexible drug compartment  
An implantable osmotic pump system includes a rigid pump housing defining an opening adapted to receive a catheter; one or more membrane assemblies fitted to the pump housing; an osmotic engine...
6454759 Microfabricated injectable drug delivery system  
A microfabricated, fully integrated drug delivery system capable of secreting controlled dosages of multiple drugs over long periods of time (up to a year). The device includes a long and narrow...
6443942 Medication device with protein stabilizing surface coating  
The present invention provides medical devices such as medication infusion pumps having internal surfaces that are treated to inhibit protein denaturation. In accordance with the invention,...
6436091 Methods and implantable devices and systems for long term delivery of a pharmaceutical agent  
Implantable devices and osmotic pump and catheter systems for delivering a pharmaceutical agent to a patient at selectable rates include an impermeable pump housing and a moveable partition...
6283953 Osmotic drug delivery monitoring system and method  
Performance of delivery systems for delivering beneficial agents to an animal are monitored to determine the delivery rate of the beneficial agent and the proper operation of the beneficial agent...
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