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A device to determine the level of a substance of interest in a patient's body and provide a therapeutic amount of medicament is disclosed. The level of a substance of interest in the patient's body is determined by iontopheretically sampling the patient's blood and then analyzing the resulting samp

A device to determine the level of a substance of interest in a patient's body and provide a therapeutic amount of medicament is disclosed. The level of a substance of interest in the patient's body is determined by iontopheretically sampling the patient's blood and then analyzing the resulting sample to determine the level of the substance of interest. The information about the level of a substance of interest is transmitted to an implanted drug pump in the patient's body. In the preferred embodiment, the substance of interest sensor is an external sensor applied to the user's skin. In an alternate embodiment, the sensor may be implanted. The preferred method of transmitting information about the level of a substance of interest determined by the sensor is transmitted to an implanted drug pump in the patient's body is via a so called "body bus". The "body bus" is a telemetry system where the patient's own body provides the interconnection between the iontopheretic device and the implanted drug pump.

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A device to determine the level of a substance of interest in a patient's body and provide a therapeutic amount of medicament is disclosed. The level of a substance of interest in the patient's body is determined by iontopheretically sampling the patient's blood and then analyzing the resulting samp

A device to determine the level of a substance of interest in a patient's body and provide a therapeutic amount of medicament is disclosed. The level of a substance of interest in the patient's body is determined by iontopheretically sampling the patient's blood and then analyzing the resulting sample to determine the level of the substance of interest. The information about the level of a substance of interest is transmitted to an implanted drug pump in the patient's body. In the preferred embodiment, the substance of interest sensor is an external sensor applied to the user's skin. In an alternate embodiment, the sensor may be implanted. The preferred method of transmitting information about the level of a substance of interest determined by the sensor is transmitted to an implanted drug pump in the patient's body is via a so called "body bus". The "body bus" is a telemetry system where the patient's own body provides the interconnection between the iontopheretic device and the implanted drug pump. mounted on said outer surface of said channel-shaped member, said mounting rail adapted for the mounting of electrical components thereon; a plurality N of elongated metal busses on an exterior surface of at least one of said side walls; a plurality of terminal-groups mounted on an exterior surface of at least one of said side walls, each terminal-group having the number N of metal electrical connectors that are individually electrically connected to a different one of said number N of metal busses; and a plurality of wire-openings formed along a length of said wiring track to facilitate the passage of wires between said wire-cavity and said electrical connectors. 28. The wiring track of claim 27 wherein said channel-shaped member is releasable from said cover member, to facilitate movement of said channel-shaped member away from said cover member, to thereby facilitate access to said wire-cavity. 29. The wiring track of claim 27 including: a pair of end plates mating with said cover member and said channel-shaped member, and operating to close opposite ends of said wire-cavity, at least one of said end plates including at least one wire-opening. 30. The wiring track of claim 27 wherein said mounting rail is a DIN rail. 31. The wiring track of claim 30 wherein said channel-shaped member is releasable from said cover member to facilitate access to said wire-cavity, and including: a pair of end plates mating with said cover member and said channel-shaped member to close opposite ends of said wire-cavity, at least one of said end plates including at least one wire-opening.