Mechanical design; micromechanics; micropump; drug delivery; medical devices
Abstract :
[en] The implantable programmable micropump is an interesting solution to treat chronic diseases such as diabetes with regular micro-injections of medicine. However, current applications of micropumps are limited by their rather expensive cost. The challenge is therefore to develop a low cost alternative by reducing the number of parts and by simplifying the assembly. As the pump and its tank will be placed under the skin in order to increase comfort, such a system should be small and reliable. In this paper, we present the micropump we developed within the framework of the 4M-µ pump interuniversity project (Methods and Means for the Miniaturization of Machines).
Research Center/Unit :
U.Lg, U.L.B., U.C.L.
Disciplines :
Mechanical engineering
Author, co-author :
Smal, Olivier
Merken, Patrick
Croquet, Vincent
Raucent, Benoît
Debongnie, Jean-François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Méthodes de fabrication
Delchambre, Alain
Language :
English
Title :
Design of an implantable micropump
Alternative titles :
[fr] Conception d'une micropompe implantable dans le corps humain
Publication date :
February 2004
Event name :
International Precision Assembly Seminar (IPAS'2004)
Event organizer :
P. Lambert (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium), R. Tuokko (Tampere University of Technology, Finland), B. Raucent (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium), M. Onori (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Event place :
Bad Hofgastein, Austria
Event date :
du 11 février 2004 au 13 février 2004
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of the International Precision Assembly Seminar
Pages :
6
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Name of the research project :
4M-µpompes
Funders :
DGTRE - Région wallonne. Direction générale des Technologies, de la Recherche et de l'Énergie
