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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ira L. Allen, Dallas, TX (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Lawrence A. Clevenger, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
Andrew R. Jones, Round Rock, TX (US);
Kevin C. McConnell, Austin, TX (US);
John E. Moore, Jr., Brownsburg, IN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method includes providing a medication delivery vehicle comprising a reservoir with a seal formed thereon and a cantilevered beam micro-machined from a layer of material and coupled to the reservoir, the cantilevered beam comprising a tip for puncturing the seal, applying an electric field to the cantilevered beam that impels the tip forward and causes the tip to break through the seal of the reservoir, and changing the electric field to impel the micro-machined tip backward and thereby release a medication from the reservoir. A computer program product and computer system corresponding to the method are also disclosed.