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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Joel S. Douglas, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Sterling Medivations, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
An infusion pump for use with standard pre-filled medication container and a drug delivery device for percutaneously administering a drug. The delivery device having a plurality of projections and a drug reservoir. The projections extend from the reservoir and are adapted for penetrating the stratum comeun for percutaneously administering a drug from the reservoir to produce a local or systemic physiological or pharmacological effect. The plurality of projections is formed by micro machining. The pump is made by using a micro-actuator and includes a housing having a lid which opens and closes so that the medication container can be inserted and supported in a delivery mode position.