CONTEXT AWARE MEDICAL MONITORING AND DOSAGE DELIVERY DEVICE

• US 20090326509A1
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations, LLC (Intel Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations, LLC (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: Hansen, Tim E., Muse, Philip A.
• Application Number:
  US12/165,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20090326509A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/503
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14503 invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter or needle or using implanted sensors A61B5/1459, A61B5/1464, A61B5/1473, A61B5/1482, A61B5/14865 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 31/002 Devices for releasing a drug at a continuous and controlled rate for a prolonged period of time artificial gland structures or devices A61F2/022; intra-uterine contraceptive devices A61F6/14; tampons for introducing into the vagina A61F13/20, A61L15/00; suppositories or bougies for intra-vaginal or intra-uterine application A61K9/02; physical forms of medicinal preparations for sustained or differential drug release A61K9/20, A61K9/50
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 37/00 Other apparatus for introducing media into the body for reproduction or fertilisation A61B17/425; apparatus for iontophoresis or cataphoresis A61N1/30; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin salt baths A61H33/04

Abstract

A device and method for medical monitoring and therapeutic dosage control and delivery is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a local sensor operable to detect context data;

a processor coupled to the sensor and operable to;

receive context data,

process the received context data to generate information associated with context data,

communicate information associated with context data;

a local communication unit coupled to the processor, wherein the local communications unit is operable to receive and communicate information associated with context data over a communications network, and receive a triggering command from the communications network; and

a dosage delivery device communicatively coupled to the processor and operable to introduce a dose of a therapeutic substance into or onto the body of a subject in response to a triggering command received from the communications network.

2. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein context data comprises input data, sensed data, detected data or calculated data, or combinations thereof.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further capable of determining an adjustment to a subject'"'"'s medical regimen, the adjustment comprising an adjustment to a therapeutic substance dosage or dosing schedule, or combinations thereof based at least in part on context data.

4. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a dosage regulator coupled to the dosage delivery device and operable to control a therapeutic substance dosage or dosing schedule, or combinations thereof.

5. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein a therapeutic substance cartridge is coupled to the dosage delivery device and wherein the therapeutic substance cartridge is operable to control a therapeutic substance dosage or dosing schedule, or combinations thereof.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the information associated with the context data comprises, at least in part, a determination of an adjustment to be made to a subject'"'"'s medical regimen.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a memory device coupled to the processor and operable to store information associated with the context data.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a user interface operable to receive information associated with context data.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a remote sensor coupled to the processor and operable to detect context data.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising an onboard sensor comprising an accelerometer, optical array sensor, temperature sensor, pressure sensor, galvanic skin response sensor, camera, microphone, chemical sensor, bio-sensor, motion detector or electric impulse sensor, or combinations thereof.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the remote sensor is an accelerometer, optical array sensor, temperature sensor, pressure sensor, galvanic skin response sensor, camera, microphone, chemical sensor, bio-sensor, motion detector or electric impulse sensor, or combinations thereof.

12. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a context detecting device operable to detect context data and communicate context data to the processor.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the context calculating device comprises a Global Positioning System receiver, timepiece, or radio frequency identification tag, or combinations thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a remote communication unit communicatively coupled to the local communication unit wherein the remote communication unit is operable to send or receive, or combinations thereof, information associated context data over the communications network.

16. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is further capable of determining that the apparatus is not being worn by a subject, and

wherein the local communication unit is further capable of communicating the determination that the apparatus is not being worn by the subject over the communications network.

15. A method comprising:

receiving context data associated with a subject'"'"'s context wherein the context data is associated with a subject'"'"'s physiological or environmental state, or combinations thereof;

analyzing context data;

determining whether to alter a subject'"'"'s therapeutic substance dosage or schedule, or combinations thereof, based at least in part on the analyzing;

triggering a dosing mechanism to deliver a therapeutic dosage into or onto the body the subject;

delivering a dosage of a therapeutic substance; and

sending notification to the subject or a third party, or combinations thereof, regarding a subject'"'"'s therapeutic substance dosage status, physiological state or environmental state, or combinations thereof.