Patent ID: 8298183
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A drug infusion pump comprising the following distinct elements: a container, an outlet channel, and a pumping unit; said container comprising a rigid wall on which said pumping unit is rigidly fixed; said rigid wall further including a passage which forms a direct fluid connection between said pumping unit and said container; said outlet channel being directly connected to said pumping unit in such a way that a fluid initially kept in said container may first flow through said pumping unit and then reach said outlet channel; said drug infusion pump further comprising an inlet distinct from said outlet channel, and wherein the drug infusion pump is made of disposable elements and non-disposable elements, wherein said disposable elements include all elements in contact with the drug, wherein said all elements in contact with the drug comprise the container, the pumping unit, and the inlet.