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Patent US7993109 - Variable volume, shape memory actuated insulin dispensing pump - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA portable pumping system provides insulin or other drugs to a user. A shape memory element is used to actuate the pump and an intelligent system controls the actuator in order to minimize stresses within the system and provide accurate and reliable dosage delivery. The control system utilizes various...http://www.google.com/patents/US7993109?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7993109 - Variable volume, shape memory actuated insulin dispensing pumpAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7993109 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/345,554Publication dateAug 9, 2011Filing dateDec 29, 2008Priority dateOct 9, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2604498A1, CA2604498C, CA2718306A1, CA2718306C, CN101189431A, CN101189431B, EP1877662A2, EP1877662A4, US7922458, US7993108, US8029245, US8029250, US8047812, US20050238503, US20090105648, US20090105649, US20090112156, US20090112165, US20090163869, US20120083730, WO2006113521A2, WO2006113521A3Publication number12345554, 345554, US 7993109 B2, US 7993109B2, US-B2-7993109, US7993109 B2, US7993109B2InventorsBenjamin M. Rush, Christopher V. Reggiardo, Arthur E. Anderson, IIIOriginal AssigneeAbbott Diabetes Care Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (963), Non-Patent Citations (41), Referenced by (2), Classifications (43), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetVariable volume, shape memory actuated insulin dispensing pump
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