Patent ID: 11957887
Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 24:
25. A disposable drug delivery system comprising:
a tubular enclosure containing a drug to be delivered;
a movable wall configured to displace the drug contained in the tubular enclosure;
an outlet through which the drug contained in the tubular enclosure is dispensed; and
a linear propulsion apparatus configured to move the movable wall, said linear propulsion apparatus comprising a compliant transmission system and a rotational actuator coupled to the complaint transmission system;
wherein said compliant transmission system comprises: a rotatable wave generator having on an external surface thereof a pattern extending both annularly and in a longitudinal direction, and a sleeve fitted on the wave generator, wherein the sleeve is configured to be deformable and to be impressed on its outer surface with waves extending along the longitudinal direction during rotation of the pattern of the wave generator within the sleeve.