Implantable Chip Medical Diagnostic Device for Bodily Fluids
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1. An implantable microchip laboratory comprising:
- a microchip laboratory having around a million or more micro-canal test chambers, a plurality of micro-valves, a fluid-router and a plurality of on-chip reagents on an implantable substrate, wherein said microchip laboratory performs a plurality of diagnostic tests, each test being performed in one of said micro-canal test chambers, a particular micro-canal test chamber not being reused after a test;
a fluid connection port adapted for fluid communication with at least one human bodily fluid when said microchip laboratory is implanted;
a processor also on said substrate, said processor controlling said micro-canal test chambers, micro-valves, fluid-routine and reagents in order to perform said plurality of diagnostic tests and determine results from each test so run;
a communications module non-invasively accessible when said microchip laboratory is implanted, wherein test results from each of said plurality of tests are communicated from said processor on said substrate to a remote communication unit;
a chargeable power supply also mounted on said substrate, said power supply powering at least said processor, said power supply adapted to be non-invasively recharged.
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Abstract
An implantable microchip that is attached to a source of bodily fluids such as a vein, capillary, small artery or other fluid source such as lymph fluid or urine where the fluid flows through the microchip. The microchip can contain a micro-laboratory with reagent sources and micro-canal test chambers. The microchip can contain a readout mechanism where test data is command and/or readout to an external unit. Test results can be detected with an on-chip fluorescence or light detector or an external detector.
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1. An implantable microchip laboratory comprising:
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a microchip laboratory having around a million or more micro-canal test chambers, a plurality of micro-valves, a fluid-router and a plurality of on-chip reagents on an implantable substrate, wherein said microchip laboratory performs a plurality of diagnostic tests, each test being performed in one of said micro-canal test chambers, a particular micro-canal test chamber not being reused after a test; a fluid connection port adapted for fluid communication with at least one human bodily fluid when said microchip laboratory is implanted; a processor also on said substrate, said processor controlling said micro-canal test chambers, micro-valves, fluid-routine and reagents in order to perform said plurality of diagnostic tests and determine results from each test so run; a communications module non-invasively accessible when said microchip laboratory is implanted, wherein test results from each of said plurality of tests are communicated from said processor on said substrate to a remote communication unit; a chargeable power supply also mounted on said substrate, said power supply powering at least said processor, said power supply adapted to be non-invasively recharged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An implantable microchip laboratory comprising:
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a microchip laboratory having around a million or more micro-canal test chambers, a plurality of micro-valves, a fluid-router and a plurality of on-chip reagents on an implantable substrate, wherein said microchip laboratory performs a plurality of diagnostic tests, each test being performed in one of said micro-canal test chambers, a particular micro-canal test chamber not being reused after a test; a fluid connection port adapted for fluid communication with at least one human bodily fluid when said microchip laboratory is implanted; a processor also on said substrate, said processor controlling said micro-canal test chambers, micro-valves, fluid-routine and reagents in order to perform said plurality of diagnostic tests and determine results from each test so run; a communications unit on said substrate adapted to non-invasively communicate test results from said micro-canals to a remote location; a test result detection system also on said substrate in electrical communication with said processor; a rechargeable charge storage device also on said substrate supplying power to said processor, charge storage device being non-invasively rechargeable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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