• DocumentCode
    2738886
  • Title

    Development of an Implantable Intrathecal Drug Infusion Pump

  • Author

    Hong, S. ; Lee, J.S. ; Park, J.W. ; Nam, K. ; Choi, J. ; Lee, J.C. ; Park, J.K. ; Ko, Y.P. ; Jo, Y.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    1-5 Sept. 2004
  • Firstpage
    3440
  • Lastpage
    3442
  • Abstract
    An intrathecal drug infusion system has been designed, manufactured and tested. The system is composed of a drug reservoir and a pump/controller assembly. The drug reservoir made of SUS316L is a negative pressure gas chamber enclosing a bellows type drug chamber. The pump/controller assembly includes a bacterial filter, a controller circuit board, a battery and a micropump, and is connected to a catheter for intrathecal infusion. The micropump implements a peristaltic pumping of the drug by a sequential motion of three pairs of cam and cam-follower. In vitro performance tests were conducted with prototypes.
  • Keywords
    Implantable intrathecal pump; Assembly systems; Bellows; Circuit testing; Control systems; Drugs; Manufacturing; Microorganisms; Micropumps; Reservoirs; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8439-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403965
  • Filename
    1403965