Sensing and interactive drug delivery
US6949081B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interactive drug delivery system includes a drug delivery module, an optical probe, a local controller, and an optional central controller. The drug delivery module is constructed and arranged to deliver selected amounts of a drug into a subject. The optical probe is constructed and arranged to detect in a selected tissue region of the subject a manifestation caused by the delivered drug. The local controller is constructed and arranged to receive data from or transmit data to the optical probe and the drug delivery module. The local controller is arranged to correlate optical data, received from the optical probe, to selected data and provide signals to the drug delivery module for adjusting the amounts of the drug to be delivered into the subject.
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