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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Michel Gerardus Pardoel, Mierlo, NL;
Hans Zou, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Jeff Shimizu, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Michel Gerardus Pardoel, Mierlo, NL;
Hans Zou, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Jeff Shimizu, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Medimetrics Personalized Drug Delivery, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an electronic pill () for delivery of a medication () inside a mammal. The electronic pill () comprises a reservoir () for releasing the medication () in response to a predefined level of pressure. Furthermore a primary elastic element () is comprised for applying said predefined level of pressure to the reservoir () via a piston () upon release from the piston () of its constrained position. The piston () in its turn, when in constrained position, induces a predefined level of stress in the primary elastic element () by accordingly deforming it. The electronic pill () comprises a mechanism () for changing, upon actuation, from a constraining configuration in which the piston () is maintained at its constrained position to a releasing configuration in which the piston () is released. The mechanism () limits the displacement of the piston () during changing between said configurations to a level which is substantially smaller than the deformation introduced in the primary elastic element ().