Closed loop drug delivery system and remote management thereof
CA 2441868 A1 · Owner: Medtronic, Inc. · Inventors: Thompson, David L.
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A transdermal drug delivery (20) device in communication with at least one IMD (12) is externally mounted to deliver pain analgesics and/or threshold reduction medicants prior to or contemporaneous with a shock associated with a pacer, a defibrillator and similar therapy device. The drug delivery device (20) includes an attachable strip with a storage for medicants and is epidermally mounted. The medicants are released into the bloodstream in response to an indication that the IMD (12) is about to deliver a shock. The drug delivery device is adapted for use with various drugs. Further the , delivery of drugs could be controlled by the patient to provide a semiautomatic use and/or to …
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- Filed March 13, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 13, 2022.
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