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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2012
Applicant:
Minipumps, Llc, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Humayun, Glendale, CA (US);
Yu-Chong Tai, Pasadena, CA (US);
Nenad Jelisavcic, Altadena, CA (US);
Julian D. Kavazov, Arcadia, CA (US);
Fukang Jiang, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
MINIPUMPS, LLC, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/162 (2006.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61M 5/46 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/162 (2013.01); A61M 5/14276 (2013.01); A61M 5/46 (2013.01); A61M 39/0208 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0244 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3507 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implanted drug pump devices can be refilled with a refill needle inserted through a fill port in the drug reservoir of the drug pump device. Proper needle insertion may be verified visually or using electrical, magnetic, optical, acoustic, or other suitable sensing mechanisms.