Patent ID: 6547755
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for orienting a delivery device, said delivery device including a) a housing, b) a container for fluid arranged in the housing, the container having an opening, c) a delivery conduit connected in fluid communication with the opening, the conduit having a front end in flow respect distal from the container and a rear end in flow respect proximal to the container, the front end and the rear end defining an axis therebetween and a forward direction and a rearward direction, and d) a pump arranged to deliver fluid at least in a direction from the container through the conduit, the method comprisinga) sensing the proximity of a solid or semi-solid object to a reference point of the device, b) producing an electromagnetic signal representative of the proximity, c) processing the electromagnetic signal to issue a control signal, and d) controlling at least one operational component of the device with the control signal.