Medical device for analyte monitoring and drug delivery
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Abstract
The invention relates to an ingestible, implantable or wearable medical device comprising a microarray which comprises a bioactive agent capable of interacting with a disease marker biological analyte; a reservoir which comprises at least one therapeutic agent and is capable of releasing the therapeutic agent(s) from the medical device; and a plurality of microchips comprising a microarray scanning device capable of obtaining physical parameter data of an interaction between the disease marker biological analyte with the bioactive agent; a biometric recognition device capable of comparing the physical parameter data with an analyte interaction profile; optionally a therapeutic agent releasing device capable of controlling release of the therapeutic agent from the reservoirs; an interface device capable of facilitating communications between the microarray scanning device, biometric recognition device and the therapeutic agent releasing device; and an energy source to power the medical device. Specifically, the invention relates to a medical device capable of detecting an analyte in a bodily fluid comprising at least one microneedle capable of obtaining a sample of a bodily fluid, a first microchannel through which the sample flows and is in fluid communication with the at least one microneedle, a second microchannel in fluid communication with the first microchannel, through which a buffer flows, wherein the second channel comprises a microarray with a bioactive agent, a microarray scanning device to detect an interaction between the bioactive agent and the analyte in the bodily fluid; and an interface device.
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45 Claims
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1-21. -21. (canceled)
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22. A method of detecting and treating a disease in a patient comprising:
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A) administering to said patient a medical device comprising;
a) a microarray comprising a bioactive agent capable of interacting with a disease marker biological analyte;
b) at least one reservoir comprising at least one therapeutic agent and capable of releasing said at least one therapeutic agent from said medical device;
c) a plurality of microchips comprising;
i) a microarray scanning device capable of obtaining physical parameter data of an interaction between the disease marker biological analyte with said bioactive agent;
ii) a biometric recognition device capable of comparing said physical parameter data with an analyte interaction profile;
iii) a therapeutic agent releasing device capable of controlling release of said therapeutic agent from said reservoir; and
iv) an interface device capable of facilitating communications between said microarray scanning device, said biometric recognition device and said therapeutic agent releasing device;
d) an energy source to power the medical device; and
B) removing said medical device from said patient or allowing said medical device to pass through said patient. - View Dependent Claims (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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45-74. -74. (canceled)
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