Systems and methods for monitoring health and delivering drugs transdermally
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a system and method for transdermal sampling, comprising: at least one sampler for retrieving and transferring at least one analyte obtained transdermally from the skin of a subject; at least one detector system for identifying and quantifying said at least one analyte; and at least one logic module for (i) receiving and storing input data from said at least one detector, (ii) relating the input data to other data obtained from the subject, (iii) displaying output information, (iv) transmitting the output information to another system, and (v) controlling the operation of said at least one sampler and at least one detector.
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208 Claims
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1-114. -114. (canceled)
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115. A transdermal sampling system, comprising:
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at least one sampler for retrieving and transferring at least one analyte obtained transdermally from the skin of a subject, wherein the sampler is a microfabricated device comprising a microfluidic assembly;
at least one detector system for identifying and quantifying said at least one analyte; and
at least one logic module for (i) receiving and storing input data from said at least one detector, (ii) relating the input data to other data obtained from the subject relating to the condition of the subject, (iii) displaying output information indicative of health and clinical state of the subject as determined from the relating of the input data to the other data, (iv) transmitting the output information to another system, and (v) controlling the operation of said at least one sampler and at least one detector. - View Dependent Claims (117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 130, 134, 135, 136, 146, 147, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 208)
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137. A microfabricated device for allowing remote monitoring of a subject, comprising:
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at least one sampler unit body for retrieving and transferring at least one analyte obtained transdermally from the skin of a subject, wherein the sampler unit body is a microfabricated device comprising a microfluidic assembly;
at least one detector system connected to said at least one sampler unit body for identifying and quantifying at least one analyte obtained from a subject; and
a transmitter/receiver for transmitting data relating to at least one analyte detected by said detection system to a logic module for processing thereby, and for allowing control of the microfabricated device by a logic module. - View Dependent Claims (138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 207)
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167. A microfabricated device for sampling analytes from the skin of a subject, comprising:
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a detection chamber for receiving analytes retrieved from the skin of a subject, wherein the analytes are retrieved by a microfabricated device comprising a microfluidic assembly;
a photonic detection system, comprising a photonics source located attached to said microfabricated device in association with said detection chamber; and
at least one detector associated with said detection chamber for detecting analytes received in said detection chamber. - View Dependent Claims (168, 169)
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170. A microfabricated device for sampling analytes from the skin of a subject, comprising:
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a detection chamber for receiving analytes retrieved from the skin of a subject, wherein the analytes are retrieved by a microfabricated device comprising a microfluidic assembly;
a patch which changes color when contacted by predetermined analytes, located attached to said microfabricated device in association with said detection chamber; and
detectors associated with said detection chamber, for detecting a change of color of the patch indicating the presence of a predetermined analyte.
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171. A device for sampling and detecting analytes retrieved from the skin of a subject, comprising:
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at least one microfluidic conduit for retrieving and transmitting an analyte from the skin of a subject to a detector, wherein the microfluidic conduit is a microfabricated device; and
means for enhancing permeability of the skin of a subject for retrieving said at least one analyte therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178)
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197. A method of biomedically monitoring a subject'"'"'s condition, the method comprising:
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ablating a subject'"'"'s skin to allow interstitial fluid to perfuse therethrough;
collecting interstitial fluid from the subject'"'"'s ablated skin, using a microfabricated device comprising a microfluidic assembly; and
identifying and quantifying at least one type of selected molecules contained in the collected interstitial fluid. - View Dependent Claims (198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205)
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