Patent ID: 6056734
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A61D,A61M

Abstract:
A method for automatic delivery of at least one drug, comprising:selecting an electromechanical microdelivery system containing a plurality of doses of at least one drug contained within a plurality of compartments disposed therein to be administered to a patient;administering the electromechanical microdelivery system to the patient;programming the electromechanical microdelivery system to dispense the at least one drug to the patient according to a predetermined dosing regimen;actuating the electromechanical microdelivery system to provide an initial dose of the at least one drug to the patient; andactuating the electromechanical microdelivery system to provide at least one other subsequent dose of the at least one drug to the patient at a predetermined time according to the dosing regimen.