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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Medallion Therapeutics, Inc., Valencia, CA (US);
Inventor:
Brian Michael Shelton, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medallion Therapeutics, Inc., Valencia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 5/172 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/14276 (2013.01); A61K 9/0097 (2013.01); A61M 5/172 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61M 5/16827 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14208 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3523 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3561 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drug delivery device which includes a fluid drug reservoir, a catheter, a controllable fluid transfer device, e.g., a pump mechanism or valve, and a drug delivery control means: The drug delivery control means comprises a controller, e.g., a microprocessor or microcontroller which is operable to automatically reduce the rate of drug delivery over a certain reduction interval (e.g., multiple days) from an initial dosage value to a final dosage value.