Patent ID: 8267905

Claim:
An apparatus for delivery of one or more drugs to a target tissue, comprising: a subcutaneously-implantable osmotic pump having an outlet; a subcutaneously-implantable housing having an inlet in fluid communication with the pump outlet, an internal cavity in fluid communication with the inlet and containing one or more solid drugs, and an outlet in fluid communication with the cavity, wherein the housing further includes first and second sections, and wherein the first and second sections are non-destructively removable from one another to expose the cavity; a catheter having a lumen in fluid communication with the housing outlet; and a terminal component in fluid communication with the catheter lumen and configured for implantation in the target tissue, wherein the terminal component comprises a bone needle configured for insertion through a bone into the cochlea of a human implantee and being bent so as to allow complete implantation below the skin of the implantee, the bone needle further including an insertion stop formed from a biocompatible porous material configured for integration into the bone of the implantee.