Fluid delivery device having a water generating electrochemical/chemical pump and associated method

A fluid delivery device, comprising:

• an electrochemical pump, wherein the electrochemical pump is capable of generating water, and wherein the electrochemical pump includes a selectively permeable membrane, a wet salt layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, an ion exchange membrane, a DC power source, and an electric resistor;
• an electrochemical pump product chamber, wherein the electrochemical pump product chamber is capable of retaining water generated from the electrochemical pump;
• a displaceable member positioned between the electrochemical pump product chamber and a reservoir, wherein the displaceable member is controllably displaced upon generation of water from the electrochemical pump;
• a reservoir, wherein the reservoir is capable of containing a fluid which is delivered upon displacement of the displaceable member;
• and
• a housing for containing the electrochemical pump, the electrochemical pump product chamber, the displaceable member, and the reservoir.

A fluid delivery device, comprising:

• an electrochemical pump, wherein the electrochemical pump is capable of generating water, and wherein the electrochemical pump includes:
• a selectively permeable membrane positioned at an end of the fluid delivery device;
• a wet salt layer which emanates contiguously from the selectively permeable membrane;
• a first electrode which emanates contiguously from the wet salt layer;
• an ion exchange membrane which emanates contiguously from the first electrode;
• a second electrode which emanates contiguously from the ion exchange membrane;
• a button cell which emanates contiguously from the second electrode;
• and
• an electric resistor which is in electrical communication with the button cell;
• an electrochemical pump product chamber, wherein the electrochemical pump product chamber is capable of retaining water generated from the electrochemical pump;
• a displaceable member positioned between the electrochemical pump product chamber and a reservoir, wherein the displaceable member is controllably displaced upon generation of water from the electrical pump;
• a reservoir, wherein the reservoir is capable of containing a fluid which is delivered upon displacement of the displaceable member;
• and
• a housing for containing the electrochemical pump, the electrochemical pump product chamber, the displaceable member, and the reservoir.

A process for delivery a fluid, comprising the steps of:

• providing a fluid delivery device having an electrochemical water-generating pump;
• generating water from the electrochemical water generating pump;
• thereby expanding a volume of an electrochemical pump product chamber;
• generating pressure from the expanded electrochemical pump product chamber;
• and
• displacing a displaceable member, and, in turn, controllably expelling fluid from the fluid delivery device.