DESIGN OF AN IMPLANTABLE MICROPUMP ULg（植入式微型泵的设计ULg）.pdfVIP

DESIGN OF AN IMPLANTABLE MICROPUMP 1 2 3 1 O. Smal , P. Merken , V. Croquet , E. Dereine , 1 2 3 B. Raucent , J.F. Debongnie , A. Delchambre 1Université Catholique de Louvain, Unité PRM Place du Levant 2, Bât. Stévin, 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve 2Université de Liège, Dept. ASMA – Méthodes de fabrication Chemin des Chevreuils 1 Bât. B52/3, 4000 Liège 3Université libre de Bruxelles, Service de mécanique analytique et CFAO av. Franklin Roosvelt 50 - CP165/14, 1050 Bruxelles ABSTRACT 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). INTRODUCTION The explosion of new technologies and particularly recent innovations in the micro- mechanical and medical areas open up new paths and opportunities to relieve patients’ illnesses. Recent studies have shown that there is a steadily growing market for Microsystems, and in particular for dru