Device, system, and method for targeted delivery of anti-inflammatory medicaments to a mammalian subject
US8784368B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2037/0061
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
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 one or more sheaths configured to contact one or more body contours in proximity to one or more joints of articulating bone of a mammalian subject; one or more sensors configured to detect one or more physiological conditions of the one or more joints; and one or more applicators supported by the one or more sheaths and configured to respond to the one or more sensors by injecting one or more medicaments to the one or more joint tissues of the mammalian subject.
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