摘要:
An osmotic system is disclosed comprising a wall formed in at least a part of a semipermeable material that surrounds a compartment. The compartment contains a first osmotic composition comprising a beneficial agent, and a second and different osmotic composition. A passageway in the wall connects the first composition with the exterior of the system.
摘要:
An osmotic delivery system is disclosed for delivering a useful agent at a controlled and constant rate modulated by a pulsed delivery of the useful agent to an environment of use.
摘要:
An osmotic delivery system is disclosed for delivering a useful agent at a controlled and constant rate modulated by a pulsed delivery of the useful agent to an environment of use.
摘要:
An osmotic delivery system is disclosed for delivering a useful agent at a controlled and constant rate modulated by a pulsed delivery of the useful agent to an environment of use.
摘要:
A dosage form is disclosed, which dosage form comprises an outside wall and an inside wall, which inside wall comprises means for changing its structural integrity in response to fluid having a pH greater than 5 that enters the dosage form, thereby changing the pH environment inside the dosage form and concomitantly causing the inside wall to change its structural integrity, thus causing the outside wall to collapse and be easily eliminated from a host.
摘要:
An osmotic device is disclosed for delivering two beneficial drugs to an environment of use. The device comprises a wall surrounding a lumen divided into a first compartment containing a drug that is separated by a hydrogel partition from a second compartment containing a different drug. An orifice through the wall communicates with the first compartment for delivering drug formulation from the first compartment, and another orifice through the wall communicates with the second compartment for delivering drug formulation from the second compartment. In operation, drug formulation is dispensed separately from each compartment by fluid being imbibed through the wall into each compartment at a rate controlled by the permeability of the wall and the osmotic pressure gradient across the wall against the drug formulation in each compartment thereby producing in each compartment a solution containing drugs, and by the expansion and swelling of the hydrogel, whereby drug formulation is dispensed through their orifices at a controlled and continuous rate over a prolonged period of time.
摘要:
An osmotic device is disclosed for delivering two beneficial drugs to an environment of use. The device comprises a semipermeable wall surrounding a lumen divided into a first compartment containing a drug that is separated from a second compartment containing a different drug. An orifice through the wall communicates with the first compartment for delivering drug from the first compartment, and another orifice through the wall communicates with the second compartment for delivering drug from the second compartment. In operation, drug is dispensed separately from each compartment by fluid being imbibed through the wall into each compartment at a rate controlled by the permeability of the wall and the osmotic pressure gradient across the wall against the drug in each compartment thereby producing in each compartment a solution containing drug that is dispensed through their orifices at a controlled and continuous rate over a prolonged period of time.
摘要:
A point of care fluid testing system for determining properties of a fluid comprises a patient connection, a primary fluid routing portion, a pump, a secondary fluid routing portion, and a flushing fluid connection. The patient connection connects the system to a patient. The primary fluid routing portion has a pump region, a fluid transfer region, and an in-line testing region. The pump region pumps the fluid sample from the patient to the testing portion and back to the patient. The in-line testing region evaluates a first characteristic of the fluid sample. The fluid transfer region transmits a portion of the fluid sample out of the primary fluid routing portion. The secondary fluid routing portion includes an off-line testing portion that receives the portion of the fluid sample transmitted from the fluid transfer region. The off-line testing portion evaluates a second characteristic of the fluid sample.
摘要:
A differential pressure based flow sensor assembly and method of using the same to determine the rate of fluid flow in a fluid system. The sensor assembly comprises a disposable portion, and a reusable portion. A flow restricting element is positioned along a fluid flow passage between an inlet and an outlet. The disposable portion further has an upstream fluid pressure membrane and a downstream fluid pressure membrane. The reusable portion has an upstream fluid pressure sensor and a downstream fluid pressure sensor. The upstream fluid pressure sensor senses the upstream fluid pressure at a location within the fluid flow passage between the inlet and the flow restricting element. The downstream fluid pressure sensor senses the downstream fluid pressure at a location within the fluid flow passage between the flow restricting element and the outlet. The process utilizes output of the sensors to calculate the flow rate of the fluid.
摘要:
A disposable assembly for use with a sensor assembly comprises a body, a flow restricting element, and a fluid pressure membrane. The body has a lid portion and a base portion. The body defines a fluid flow passage that forms an inlet and an outlet. The flow restricting element is positioned in the fluid flow passage between the inlet and the outlet. The membrane is located between the lid and base portions along the fluid flow passage. A reinforcing structure, such as a ring or a rigid disk, is positioned between the fluid pressure membrane and the lid portion to provide increased resistance to pressure in the fluid flow passage. The ring or disk can be a separate component or formed on the membrane. The membrane thickness adjacent to sensor access openings in the lid portion can be increased for pressure resistance, too.