Method and Apparatus for Delivering Pharmaceuticals Based on Real-Time Monitoring of Tissue States
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1. A method for delivering a drug to a bodily tissue, comprisingdelivering a drug to a patient;
- measuring an interaction between the drug and a bodily tissue in real-time; and
adjusting a rate of drug delivery to the patient in real-time based on the measurement.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering a drug to a bodily tissue, measuring the interaction between the drug and a specific tissue in real-time, and adjusting the rate of drug delivery in real-time in order to achieve a desired state of drug-tissue interaction are disclosed herein.
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1. A method for delivering a drug to a bodily tissue, comprising
delivering a drug to a patient; -
measuring an interaction between the drug and a bodily tissue in real-time; and adjusting a rate of drug delivery to the patient in real-time based on the measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for delivering a drug to a bodily tissue, comprising:
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a delivery mechanism for a drug; a measuring device for measuring a state of a bodily tissue; and an information handling device for computing an amount of drug to be delivered given a current tissue state measurement and a desired tissue state. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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