Agent delivery systems and related methods under control of biological electrical signals
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1. A method for treating a body, comprising:
- detecting electrical signals from a first part of the body;
processing the detected electrical signals to generate a first control signal;
controlling a device based on the first control signal;
generating a second control signal; and
providing information relating to delivery of an agent to the body, wherein the information is based on the second control signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting neural, biological, or other electrical signals generated within a patient'"'"'s body and processing those signals to generate a control signal that may control the delivery of a biologic, therapeutic, or other agent, such as a drug. Embodiments include a system having a sensor implanted in a patient'"'"'s brain to detect neural signals used to control delivery of a drug to the patient. The system may also control an internal and/or external device, such as a prosthetic limb, and control delivery of a drug to increase the performance of the system and/or the controlled device.
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1. A method for treating a body, comprising:
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detecting electrical signals from a first part of the body;
processing the detected electrical signals to generate a first control signal;
controlling a device based on the first control signal;
generating a second control signal; and
providing information relating to delivery of an agent to the body, wherein the information is based on the second control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A system for treating a body, comprising:
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a sensor configured to be proximate to a first part of the body generating electrical signals and to detect the electrical signals;
a first processor connected to the sensor for processing the detected electrical signals to generate a first control signal;
a device configured to receive the first control signal and be controlled by the first control signal; and
a second processor configured to generate a second control signal based on a monitored parameter of the device and to provide information relating to delivery of an agent to the body based on the second control signal. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A method for treating a body, comprising:
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detecting neurological signals transmitted to a first part of the body, wherein the detected neurological signals relate to secretion of a first agent within the body;
processing the detected neurological signals to generate a first delivery control signal; and
delivering a second agent to the body based on the first delivery control signal. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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115. A method for treating a body, comprising:
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detecting electrical signals generated by a first part of the body;
processing the sensed electrical signals to generate a performance value reflecting a performance of an applied treatment to the body;
determining a delivery control signal based on the performance value; and
delivering an agent to the body based on the delivery control signal. - View Dependent Claims (116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125)
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126. A method for treating a body, comprising:
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detecting electrical signals from a part of the body;
processing the detected electrical signals to generate a first control signal;
controlling a device based on the first control signal;
monitoring a parameter of the device;
comparing the parameter to a value;
generating a second control signal based on the comparison of the parameter to the value; and
providing information relating to delivery of an agent to the body, wherein the information is based on the second control signal. - View Dependent Claims (127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132)
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133. A method for treating a body, comprising:
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detecting electrical signals from a part of the body;
processing the detected electrical signals to generate a first control signal;
controlling a device based on the first control signal;
monitoring a parameter of at least one of the detected electrical signals and the first control signal;
comparing the parameter to a value;
generating a second control signal based on the comparison of the parameter to the value; and
providing information relating to delivery of an agent to the body, wherein the information is based on the second control signal. - View Dependent Claims (134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141)
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142. A system for treating a body, comprising:
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a sensor configured to be proximate to a first part of the body generating electrical signals and to detect the electrical signals;
a first processor connected to the sensor for processing the detected electrical signals to generate a first control signal;
a device configured to receive the first control signal and be controlled by the first control signal; and
a second processor configured to generate a second control signal based on a measured parameter of at least one of the detected electrical signals and the first control signal, the second processor configured to provide information relating to delivery of an agent to the body based on the second control signal. - View Dependent Claims (143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149)
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