Global Patent Index - EP 1744798 A1

EP 1744798 A1 20070124 - METHOD FOR REGULATING A VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE OF A LIQUID IN AN OSMOTIC MICROPUMP, AND OSMOTIC MICROPUMP

Title (en)

METHOD FOR REGULATING A VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE OF A LIQUID IN AN OSMOTIC MICROPUMP, AND OSMOTIC MICROPUMP

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM REGELN EINES VOLUMENFLUSSES EINER FLÜSSIGKEIT IN EINER OSMOTISCHEN MIKROPUMPE UND OSMOTISCHE MIKROPUMPE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE REGULATION DU FLUX VOLUMETRIQUE D'UN LIQUIDE DANS UNE MICROPOMPE OSMOTIQUE ET MICROPOMPE OSMOTIQUE CORRESPONDANTE

Publication

EP 1744798 A1 20070124 (DE)

Application

EP 05732640 A 20050304

Priority

  • DE 2005000393 W 20050304
  • DE 102004022678 A 20040505

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005107835A1] The invention relates to a method for regulating a volumetric flow rate of a liquid in an osmotic micropump comprising a semi-permeable interlayer, and an osmotic pump. According to said method, the liquid is sucked through the semi-permeable interlayer (4) into an outflow chamber (6) by means of osmosis, and flows out of the outflow chamber. An osmotic agent, which is formed by an osmotically active dissolved substance (7) to which the semi-permeable interlayer is impermeable, flows out of the outflow chamber with the liquid, and the volumetric flow rate of the liquid is regulated by introducing an additional osmotic agent into a diffusion region of the semi-permeable interlayer in order to at least partially replace the osmotic agent flowing out of the outflow chamber.

IPC 8 full level

A61M 5/145 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); F04B 43/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61M 5/14526 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 3/50273 (2013.01 - EP US); F04B 43/043 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2005/14513 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/0472 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005107835A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005107835 A1 20051117; DE 102004022678 A1 20051215; DE 112005001610 A5 20070524; EP 1744798 A1 20070124; US 2007088338 A1 20070419; US 7976535 B2 20110712

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 2005000393 W 20050304; DE 102004022678 A 20040505; DE 112005001610 T 20050304; EP 05732640 A 20050304; US 59292206 A 20061103