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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2006
Applicants:
James M. Olsen, Plymouth, MN (US);
Mark S. Lent, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
James G. Skakoon, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard T. Stone, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Laetitia Mayor, Fully, CH;
Dale F. Seeley, Spring Park, MN (US);
Michael T. Hegland, Mounds View, MN (US);
Inventors:
James M. Olsen, Plymouth, MN (US);
Mark S. Lent, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
James G. Skakoon, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard T. Stone, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Laetitia Mayor, Fully, CH;
Dale F. Seeley, Spring Park, MN (US);
Michael T. Hegland, Mounds View, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/22 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A miniature drug delivery pump utilizes a shape memory Ni—Ti alloy. A flow restrictor is provided and the pump is refillable.