| abstract |
The present invention provides a drug delivery device capable of extending the lifetime of a medical device to reduce the cost of insulin treatment. A programmable drug delivery device (100) for drug treatment is injected with a programmable controller (116), a drug cartridge, an injection needle, and a mechanism for metering a calculated bolus dose of drug. A housing 102,104 comprising a refillable reservoir 106 for supplying a drug, comprising a port or septum for receiving a drug supply, the housing 102 containing the refillable reservoir 106 in the reusable part of the housing, And 104. The programmable controller 116 is programmed by the host device, which calculates the bolus dose of the drug to be administered through the injection needle and programs the programmable controller 116 to set the administered dose. [Selected figure] Figure 4 |