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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin Smith, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604118 ; 604132 ;
Abstract
This invention is directed to a temperature activated infusion device for delivering a specific quantity of medication to a recipient patent. The delivery is accomplished by the use of a sealed pouch or container of an temperature expandable fluid which applies pressure to a adjacent second pouch or container of liquid medication. A medication delivery pressure regulator and fluid metering valve associated with the output of the liquid medication from the pouch or container insure proper pressure and volume of medication to the recipient patient.