Patent ID: 11944588
Assignee: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method, utilizing a body-wearable combinatorial drug delivery device, of delivering drug to a patient based on a predetermined selection of drug components, the method comprising:
providing a wearable device having an adhesive patch, for adhering to the skin of the patient, or a mounting belt, for supporting the device on the body of the patient, the wearable device including containers coupled to a common outlet, the common outlet being in communication with each of the coupled containers through a common flow path so that the drug components may be extracted from the coupled containers and dispensed through the common outlet;
securing the wearable device to the patient using the adhesive patch or the mounting belt; and,
applying negative pressure to the common outlet by a pump, externally of the coupled containers, to extract the drug components from the containers and urge the drug components towards the common outlet for delivery of the drug components to the patient,
wherein, the pump, the coupled containers, and at least a portion of the common outlet are fully housed within the wearable device.