Device, system, and method for targeted delivery of anti-inflammatory medicaments to a mammalian subject
US8444622B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2037/0061
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device, a system, or a method is described for treating a disease or a condition of one or more joints of articulating bone in a mammalian subject. The device provides one or more medicaments to one or more joints of the mammalian subject. A device is described that includes an enclosure including one or more sensors, a controller, and one or more applicators configured to surround one or more joints of articulating bone of a mammalian subject, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect one or more physiological conditions of the one or more joints of the mammalian subject, and the controller, configured to communicate with the one or more sensors, is configured to activate the one or more applicators, and wherein the one or more applicators are configured to inject one or more medicaments to one or more joint tissues of the mammalian subject.
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