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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Mingqi Zhao, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Huang, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Stan Thomas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter Krulevitch, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Mingqi Zhao, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Huang, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Stan Thomas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter Krulevitch, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Lifescan, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for preparing an electrokinetic element is provided and generally includes providing a porous membrane adapted for use in an electrokinetic pump and encapsulating the porous membrane within a polymer substrate to yield an electrokinetic element base member having the porous membrane encapsulated by the polymer. In one embodiment, the method can include laminating the porous membrane between opposed sheets of a polymer before the step of encapsulating. The method can also include cutting the electrokinetic element base member into a plurality of slices and assembling an electrokinetic infusion pump by inserting a slice into a chamber of the pump.