DRIVE DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE PLUNGER SHAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20230248901A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-10

    申请号:US18164708

    申请日:2023-02-06

    CPC classification number: A61M5/14216 A61M5/14244

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques, processes, devices or systems for pump devices. In one approach, a wearable drug delivery device may include a reservoir configured to store a fluid, the reservoir including a housing defining an interior chamber. The wearable drug delivery device may further include a drive device for driving the fluid from the reservoir, the drive device including a plunger head within the interior chamber of the housing, and a plunger shaft extending from the plunger head. The plunger shaft may include a first component adjacent a second component, wherein during movement of the plunger head in a first direction the first and second components engage one another to form a rigid portion of the plunger shaft, and wherein during movement of the plunger head in a second direction, opposite the first direction, the first and second components are separated from one another.

    DRUG DELIVERY SHUTTLE PUMP SYSTEM AND VALVE ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20200164143A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-28

    申请号:US16697920

    申请日:2019-11-27

    Abstract: A multiple pulse volume shuttle pump powered by a shape memory alloy (SMA) wire is disclosed. In some embodiments, a shuttle pump system may include a pump chamber, a valve operable with the pump chamber, and a wire coupled to a valve shaft of the valve for controlling a position of the valve. The shuttle pump system may further include a pin disposed within an inset pathway of a cam, wherein the pin is moveable between multiple positions of the inset pathway in response to actuation of the valve shaft.

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