DRUG DELIVERY PUMP

A medical device for administering a drug compound (e.g., insulin) to a user is provided. The medical device comprises a drug reservoir that includes the drug compound, a pump that is in fluid communication with the drug reservoir, and a housing that encloses the drug reservoir and the pump. The med...

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Hauptverfasser: YANG, Youhao, KIM, Young Shin
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A medical device for administering a drug compound (e.g., insulin) to a user is provided. The medical device comprises a drug reservoir that includes the drug compound, a pump that is in fluid communication with the drug reservoir, and a housing that encloses the drug reservoir and the pump. The medical device comprises a polymer composition containing a polymer matrix that includes a liquid crystalline polymer containing repeating units derived from naphthenic hydroxycarboxylic and/or dicarboxylic acids in an amount of about 25 mol. % or less of the polymer. The polymer composition exhibits a melt viscosity of about 50 Pa-s or less.