Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled osmotic pump device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, an osmotic pump device is placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the env
Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled osmotic pump device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, an osmotic pump device is placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the osmotic pump device. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. In selected embodiments, a magnetic field, an electric field, or electromagnetic control signal may be used.
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1. A method of controlling an osmotic pump device including an osmotic chamber including a magnetically or electrically responsive control element in a wall thereof and a semi-permeable membrane separating the osmotic chamber from an osmotic fluid source, comprising: generating with a remote control
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A method of controlling an osmotic pump device including an osmotic chamber including a magnetically or electrically responsive control element in a wall thereof and a semi-permeable membrane separating the osmotic chamber from an osmotic fluid source, comprising: generating with a remote control signal source an electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device in an environment; andwirelessly transmitting the electromagnetic control signal from the remote control signal source to the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device with signal characteristics sufficient to activate the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device, wherein absorption of the electromagnetic control signal by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element is sufficient to control the concentration of an osmotic-pressure generating material in the osmotic fluid in the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device to thereby control the flow of osmotic fluid through the semi-permeable membrane into the osmotic chamber. 2. The method of claim 1, including: receiving a feedback signal from the environment; andbased upon the feedback signal, generating with the remote control signal source the electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element with signal characteristics expected to produce a desired feedback signal. 3. The method of claim 1, including: receiving a feedback signal from the osmotic pump device; andbased upon the feedback signal, generating with the remote control signal source the electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element with signal characteristics that are expected to produce a desired feedback signal. 4. The method of claim 1, including: receiving user input of one or more control parameters; andbased upon the one or more control parameters, generating with the remote control signal source the electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element with signal characteristics expected to produce a desired concentration of osmotic pressure-generating material in the osmotic pump device. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the desired concentration of osmotic pressure generating material in the osmotic pump device is a concentration sufficient to produce a desired pumping rate by the osmotic pump device. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of generating with the remote control signal source the electromagnetic control signal and wirelessly transmitting the electromagnetic control signal from the remote control signal source to the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device are performed according to instructions provided in the form of software, hardware or firmware. 7. The method of claim 1, including generating the electromagnetic control signal with the remote control signal source under software control. 8. The method of claim 1, including modifying the concentration of the osmotic pressure-generating material in the osmotic fluid in the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device by modifying the area of an interaction region within the osmotic chamber. 9. The method of claim 1, including modifying the concentration of the osmotic pressure-generating material in the osmotic fluid in the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device by modifying a condition at an interaction region within the osmotic chamber. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying a condition at the interaction region includes modifying a condition within the osmotic chamber. 11. A method of controlling an osmotic pump device including an osmotic chamber including a magnetically or electrically responsive control element in a wall thereof and a semi-permeable membrane separating the osmotic chamber from an osmotic fluid source, comprising: generating with a remote control signal source an electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by a magnetically or electrically responsive control element in a wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device in an environment; andwirelessly transmitting the electromagnetic control signal from the remote control signal source to the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device in the environment with signal characteristics sufficient to produce mechanical, thermal or chemical activation of the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device, wherein absorption of the electromagnetic control signal by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element is sufficient to control the solubility of osmotic pressure generating material within the osmotic chamber to thereby control the pumping rate of the osmotic pump device. 12. The method of claim 11, including: receiving a feedback signal from the environment; andbased at least in part upon the feedback signal, generating the electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element with signal characteristics expected to produce a desired feedback signal. 13. The method of claim 11, including: receiving a feedback signal from the osmotic pump device; andbased at least in part upon the feedback signal, generating the electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element with signal characteristics expected to produce a desired feedback signal. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving a feedback signal from the osmotic pump device includes receiving a signal representing a concentration or a chemical activity of a material at an interaction region within an osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device. 15. The method of claim 11, including: receiving user input of one or more control parameters; andbased at least in part upon the one or more control parameters, generating with the remote control signal source the electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element with signal characteristics expected to produce a desired pumping rate of the osmotic pump device. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein the steps of generating with the remote control signal source the electromagnetic control signal and of wirelessly transmitting the electromagnetic control signal from the remote control signal source to the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device are performed according to instructions provided in the form of software, hardware or firmware. 17. A system comprising: a recordable type signal-bearing medium bearing:instructions for generating with a remote control signal source an electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by a magnetically or electrically responsive control element in a wall of an osmotic chamber of an osmotic pump device in an environment, the osmotic chamber including a semi-permeable membrane separating the osmotic chamber from an osmotic fluid source; andinstructions for wirelessly transmitting the electromagnetic control signal from the remote control signal source to the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device in the environment with signal characteristics sufficient to produce at least one of mechanical, thermal or chemical activation of the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device wherein absorption of the electromagnetic control signal by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element is sufficient to control the solubility of osmotic pressure generating material within the osmotic chamber to thereby control the pumping rate of the osmotic pump device. 18. The method of claim 1, including generating the electromagnetic control signal with the remote control signal source from a model-based calculation or generating the electromagnetic control signal based on a stored pattern. 19. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving a feedback signal from the environment includes receiving a measure of osmolality, pH, temperature, pressure, concentration of a chemical, or chemical activity of a chemical within at least a portion of the environment. 20. The method of claim 3, wherein receiving a feedback signal from the osmotic pump device includes at least one of receiving a signal representing a concentration of osmotic pressure-generating material within the osmotic pump device, receiving a signal representing a concentration or chemical activity of a chemical within or around the osmotic pump device, receiving a signal representing an osmolality within or around the osmotic pump device, receiving a signal representing a pH within or around the osmotic pump device, receiving a signal representing the temperature within or around the osmotic pump device, or receiving a signal representing the pressure within or around the osmotic pump device. 21. The method of claim 1, including activating the magnetically or electrically responsive control element to produce at least one of heating, cooling, or change in configuration of the magnetically or electrically responsive control element. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein generating with the remote control signal source the electromagnetic control signal includes generating at least one of a static or quasi-static magnetic field, a static or quasi-static electrical field, a radio-frequency electromagnetic signal, a microwave electromagnetic signal, an infrared wavelength electromagnetic signal, an optical wavelength electromagnetic signal, or an ultraviolet wavelength electromagnetic signal. 23. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying a condition at the interaction region includes at least one of heating, cooling, modifying the osmolality, modifying the pH, modifying the surface charge, or modifying the surface energy of at least a portion of the interaction region. 24. The method of claim 10, wherein modifying a condition within the osmotic chamber includes at least one of modifying the volume of the osmotic chamber, heating at least a portion of the osmotic chamber, cooling at least a portion of the osmotic chamber, modifying the osmolality within at least a portion of the osmotic chamber, or modifying the pH within at least a portion of the osmotic chamber. 25. The method of claim 11, including at least one of generating the electromagnetic control signal from a model-based calculation or generating the electromagnetic control signal from a stored pattern. 26. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving a feedback signal from the environment includes receiving a measure of at least one of osmolality, pH, temperature, pressure, concentration of a chemical, or chemical activity of a chemical within at least a portion of the environment. 27. The method of claim 11, including at least one of activating the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device to produce heating or cooling, wherein the heating or cooling modifies an interaction at an interaction region of the osmotic pump device and wherein the interaction modifies the osmotic pressure in the osmotic pump device, or activating the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device to produce a change in configuration of the magnetically or electrically responsive control element, wherein the change in configuration modifies an interaction at an interaction region of the osmotic pump device and wherein the interaction modifies the osmotic pressure in the osmotic pump device. 28. The system of claim 17, wherein the instructions for generating with the remote control signal source the electromagnetic control signal include at least one of instructions for calculating the electromagnetic control signal based on a model, instructions for generating the electromagnetic control signal based on a pattern stored in a data storage location, or instructions for receiving a feedback signal from the environment and generating the electromagnetic control signal based at least in part upon the received feedback signal, the electromagnetic control signal having signal characteristics expected to produce a desired feedback signal. 29. The system of claim 17, including at least one of instructions for receiving a feedback signal from the osmotic pump device and generating with the remote control signal source the electromagnetic control signal based at least in part on the received feedback signal, the electromagnetic control signal having frequency composition and amplitude expected to produce a desired feedback signal, or instructions for receiving user input of one or more control parameters, and generating with the remote control signal source the electromagnetic control signal based at least in part upon the one or more control parameters. 30. A method of controlling an osmotic pump device including an osmotic chamber, comprising: generating with a remote control signal source an electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by a magnetically or electrically responsive control element in a wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device in an environment, the osmotic pump device including an interaction region including interaction sites located on or adjacent to the magnetically or electrically responsive control element, and a semi-permeable membrane separating an osmotic fluid source from the osmotic chamber; andwirelessly transmitting the electromagnetic control signal from the remote control signal source to the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device with signal characteristics sufficient to activate the magnetically or electrically responsive control element wherein absorption of the electromagnetic control signal by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element is sufficient to modify interaction of an osmotic pressure generating material within the osmotic chamber with the interaction sites by changing one or more characteristic of the interaction sites. 31. A method of controlling an osmotic pump device including an osmotic chamber including a semi-permeable membrane separating the osmotic chamber from an environment, comprising: generating with a remote control signal source an electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by a magnetically or electrically responsive control element in a wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device in the environment;wirelessly transmitting the electromagnetic control signal from the remote control signal source to the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device with signal characteristics sufficient to activate the magnetically or electrically responsive control element wherein absorption of the electromagnetic control signal by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element is sufficient to heat or cool an osmotic fluid in the osmotic chamber. 32. A method of controlling an osmotic pump device including an osmotic chamber, comprising: generating with a remote control signal source an electromagnetic control signal including frequency components absorbable by a magnetically or electrically responsive control element in a wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device in an environment, the osmotic chamber including a semi-permeable membrane separating an osmotic fluid source from the osmotic chamber; andwirelessly transmitting the electromagnetic control signal from the remote control signal source to the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device with signal characteristics sufficient to activate the magnetically or electrically responsive control element in the wall of the osmotic chamber of the osmotic pump device wherein absorption of the electromagnetic control signal by the magnetically or electrically responsive control element is sufficient to control the concentration of an osmotic-pressure generating material in the osmotic fluid in the osmotic chamber.
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