Portable infusion pump

This pump is a small electro-mechanical device. It is capable of pumping small quantities of chemicals at very slow rate over extended periods of time. One example would be - to pump 5 ml of liquid at slow (but continuous) rate over 15 hours.

• There are several of these devices present in the market from different manufacturers.
• They are generally employed for administering drugs to patients who require slow release kind of medicines. In order to be up and about (ambulatory patients), they can carry such a device in their pocket and receive the medicine via injection.
• The particular advantage of this set-up over others is that it is cheaper, rugged and less energy expensive but still, automatic and with equal number of options. (Options are - variation in the injection flow rate, pre-setting the amount to be injected, digital read-out etc)
• Compared with present similar technologies these devices might be losing popularity with the passage of time because orally administered slow-release medicines have come into the market and have proved to be a less invasive alternative.
• Cost: Rs. 5000/-