Patent ID: 6840931

Claim:
An osmotic delivery system comprising: an enclosure having an opening and an interior for holding a liquid swellable osmotic agent and a beneficial agent, the enclosure provided with a semipermeable portion, the liquid swellable osmotic agent for imbibing liquid from a surrounding environment through the semipermeable portion and causing a delivery rate of the beneficial agent from the enclosure; an osmotic delivery system flow modulator assembly having a flow modulator body at least partially positioned in the opening of the enclosure, the body having two opposing ends and means for venting the osmotic delivery system when the beneficial agent is inserted into the osmotic delivery system; and a delivery path located separate from the venting means for delivering the beneficial agent from the osmotic delivery system, wherein an exterior surface portion of the flow modulator body contacts and cooperates with an interior surface portion of the enclosure to define the delivery path.