IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, AND INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR SUPPLEMENTING DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an implantable drug delivery device facilitating an insertion of an injection needle for drug solution supplement, and an instrument for supplementing the device.SOLUTION: In various embodiments, a supplement needle 120 is used when supplementing a drug delivery devi...

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Hauptverfasser: MENG ELLIS, LO RONALEE, MARK HUMAYUN, LEE PO-YING, SALOOMEH SAATI
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Zusammenfassung:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an implantable drug delivery device facilitating an insertion of an injection needle for drug solution supplement, and an instrument for supplementing the device.SOLUTION: In various embodiments, a supplement needle 120 is used when supplementing a drug delivery device. The supplement needle includes a hollow shaft that can extend from a proximal end of the needle to a proximal end of a distal end 208 forming a tail end. The supplement needle includes at least one fluid outlet 220 disposed along the shaft, e.g., at a part near the distal end, and means 224 suited to restrict an entry range of the supplement needle entering in an inlet 116 of the drug delivery device.