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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2008
Leroy E. Hood, Seattle, WA (US);
Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, CA (US);
Edward K. Y. Jung, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Livermore, CA (US);
Victoria Y. H. Wood, Livermore, CA (US);
Leroy E. Hood, Seattle, WA (US);
Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, CA (US);
Edward K. Y. Jung, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Livermore, CA (US);
Victoria Y. H. Wood, Livermore, CA (US);
The Invention Science Fund I, LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the device. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. The concentration of a substance in the fluid to be delivered may be modified by a remote control signal. In selected embodiments, an acoustic control signal may be used.