Micro medical-lab-on-a-chip in a lollipop as a drug delivery device and/or a health monitoring device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for making a physiological test and/or delivery of drugs comprising:
- an oral platform;
a microchip mounted on or in the platform for making medical diagnoses and/or delivery of drugs; and
a stick connected to the platform to serve as a handle or conduit from the microchip on the platform for exterior communication.
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Abstract
The invention comprises an oral platform, a microchip for making physiological tests and/or delivery of drugs, and a stick connected to the platform to serve as a handle or conduit from the microchip for exterior communication. A candy shell coating on the platform incorporates medicinal agents. The platform has a plurality of fluidic ports conducive for communication of saliva to or oral delivery from the microchip. A base unit is connected to the stick and communicates to the microchip. The platform, microchip, and stick are combined together into a lollipop and further comprise a plurality of base units which are interchangeable with a plurality of lollipops. A cradle unit capable of is temporarily coupled to the base unit for recharging the base unit. The cradle unit further provides data processing, communication and/or display. The invention is also a method of making physiological tests and/or delivering drugs with the above device.
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44 Claims
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1. An apparatus for making a physiological test and/or delivery of drugs comprising:
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an oral platform;
a microchip mounted on or in the platform for making medical diagnoses and/or delivery of drugs; and
a stick connected to the platform to serve as a handle or conduit from the microchip on the platform for exterior communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for making a physiological test and/or delivery of drugs comprising:
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providing an oral platform;
collecting saliva or breath through the oral platform;
delivering collected saliva or breath to a microchip mounted on or in the platform; and
making a medical diagnosis from collected samples of saliva or breath and/or delivering drugs through the platform. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A micro-laboratory for oral insertion to collect oral fluids comprising:
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a microfluidic device for analyzing the oral fluids;
an edible coating disposed on the microfluidic device; and
a handle coupled to the microfluidic device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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