Monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism

• US 20070254381A1
• Filed: 04/27/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Malamud, Mark, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John, Wood, Lowell, Leuthardt, Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/413,973
• Publication Number:
  US 20070254381A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 436/514
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1726 the body parameters being measured at, or proximate to, the infusion site
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1452 pressurised by means of pistons
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00

Abstract

One aspect relates to analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual, and transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual. Another aspect relates to monitoring at least one fluid(s) and/or element(s) of an individual; and adaptively treating the individual at least partially by determining whether to modify the at least one fluid(s) and/or element(s) within the individual at least partially in response to the monitoring the at least one fluid(s) and/or element(s) of the individual.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual;

transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual comprises:

analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual during anesthesia of the individual.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual comprises:

analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid that can be performed or rely on information acquired externally or indirectly.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual and the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one fluid can be performed at least partially using an injecting-probe-based device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual and the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one fluid can be performed at least partially using an injecting-probe-based device that is applied to the individual using a single injecting-probe aperture in the individual.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing at least one condition of at least one fluid as contained within an individual and the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid is performed at least partially using a tubular-based device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

transferring the at least one element relative to the individual at least partially via an injecting-probe in the effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

transferring the at least one element relative to the individual at least partially via a tube in the effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

transferring the at least one element relative to the individual at least partially via a patch in the effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

filtering the at least one element relative to the individual at least partially via a patch in the effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

heating the at least one element relative to the individual at least partially via a patch in the effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

transferring at least one organism relative to the individual in the effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

transferring at least one chemical relative to the individual in the effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

transferring at least one medication relative to the individual in the effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

transferring at least one organ-directed agent relative to the individual in the effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

transferring at least one disease-directed agent relative to the individual in the effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

injecting the at least one element into the individual.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring at least one element relative to the individual in an effort to maintain and/or change the at least one condition of the at least one element with respect to the at least one fluid at least partially in response to the analyzing the at least one condition of the at least one fluid as contained within the individual comprises:

withdrawing the at least one element from the individual.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one fluid includes at least one from a group including a liquid or mixture thereof, a gas or mixture thereof, mixtures that can include solid particles in a fluid carrier, solutions, slurries, suspensions, blood, lymph, serum, urine, semen, digestive fluids, tears, ambiotic fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva, mucous, cerebro-spinal fluid, intestinal contents, bile, epithelial exudate, esophageal contents, synthetic or introduced liquids, blood substitutes or drug, nutrient, or buffered saline solutions, liquids containing dissolved gases or gas bubbles, gases containing fine liquid droplets or solid particles, gases or gaseous mixtures found within the individual that may include inhaled and exhaled air.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising

establishing a feedback by which the at least one element can at least be partially controlled based at least in part on the at least one condition of the at least one fluid.

21. A method, comprising:

monitoring at least one fluid(s) and/or element(s) of an individual; and

adaptively treating the individual at least partially by determining whether to modify the at least one fluid(s) and/or element(s) within the individual at least partially in response to the monitoring the at least one fluid(s) and/or element(s) of the individual.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the adaptively treating can be performed in an absence of a physician or a medical-treating personnel.

23. An apparatus, comprising:

a monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze a condition of at least one fluid; and

the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze a condition of at least one fluid comprises:

the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid as withdrawn from the individual.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze a condition of at least one fluid comprises:

the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid as maintained and/or changed within the individual.

26. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze a condition of at least one fluid comprises:

the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid within the individual to derive analyzed information that can be at least partially transferred outside of the individual.

27. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid comprises:

the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to inject the at least one modified element into the individual.

28. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid comprises:

the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to withdraw the at least one modified element from the individual.

29. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid comprises:

the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine not to transfer any fluid.

30. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid comprises:

the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer the at least one modified element in combination with the at least one fluid into the individual.

31. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to determine whether to transfer an at least one modified element relative to an individual based at least in part on the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to analyze the condition of the at least one fluid comprises:

the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to act as a feedback mechanism at least partially in response to the analyzing the condition.

32. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one fluid includes at least one from a group including a liquid or mixture thereof, a gas or mixture thereof, mixtures that can include solid particles in a fluid carrier, solutions, slurries, suspensions, blood, lymph, serum, urine, semen, digestive fluids, tears, ambiotic fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva, mucous, cerebro-spinal fluid, intestinal contents, bile, epithelial exudate, esophageal contents, synthetic or introduced liquids, blood substitutes or drug, nutrient, or buffered saline solutions, liquids containing dissolved gases or gas bubbles, gases containing fine liquid droplets or solid particles, gases or gaseous mixtures found within the individual that may include inhaled and exhaled air.

33. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one modified element includes at least one organism.

34. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one modified element includes heat.

35. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one modified element includes at least one chemical.

36. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one modified element includes at least one electromagnetic radiation.

37. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism can be operated in an absence of a physician or a medical-treating personnel.

38. An apparatus, comprising:

a monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to monitor at least one condition of at least one fluid of an individual; and

the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to adaptively treat the individual at least partially by determining whether to modify at least one element within the individual at least partially in response to the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism configurable to monitor the at least one condition of the at least one fluid of the individual.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the adaptively treating the individual at least partially includes transferring the at least one element to the individual.

40. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the adaptively treating the individual at least partially includes withdrawing the at least one element from the individual.

41. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the monitoring and/or treating syringe mechanism can be operated in an absence of a physician or a medical-treating personnel.