Patent ID: 8622991

Claim:
A device for delivering a therapeutic substance into the body of a patient, comprising: an infusion catheter configured to be inserted into a bodily tissue disposed at an insertion site located on the body of the patient and further configured to deliver the therapeutic substance into the body of the patient to an infused region, wherein the infused region includes a volume of the bodily tissue surrounding the insertion site; a catheter securing element configured to be adhered to the skin of the patient and further configured to secure the infusion catheter to the skin of the patient; a housing including a substance delivery device for infusing the therapeutic substance into the infusion catheter for delivery of the therapeutic substance into the infused region; a sensor built into the housing and configured to detect infusion of the therapeutic substance; a treatment element configured to apply a treatment in a vicinity of the infused region to modify a pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic profile of the therapeutic substance; and a controller unit in communication with the treatment element and configured to initiate application of the treatment by the treatment element upon detecting beginning of the infusion of the therapeutic substance.