LIGHT-BASED DRUG DISPENSING SYSTEM TO SIMULATE THE OPERATION OF A HUMAN PANCREAS
First Claim
1. A light-based system for dispensing drug formulations that simulates the operation of a human pancreas, comprising:
- at least one drug formulation containing at least one synthetic molecular switch compound whose structure and dosage amounts are controllable by light energy and based on both light wavelength and light intensity;
a drug depot matrix port that holds said drug formulation and includes at least one set of photoreceivers that detects light from at least one set of LED arrays;
at least one set of LED arrays that generates at least one light beam of a wavelength and intensity that controls the dosage of said drug formulation given to said patient;
at least one sensor to monitor the physical condition of said light-based system;
at least one sensor to monitor the physical condition of said patient; and
,a computer program that monitors the amount of said drug formulation in said drug depot matrix port, controls the amount of said drug formulation given to said patient, monitors the amount of light detected by said photoreceivers, monitors the operating temperature and controls the operation of said LED arrays, monitors information received from said sensors, generates and sends alerts to problems detected with said patient, and generates and sends alerts to problems detected within said light-based system.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a light-based system for dispensing drug formulations that simulates the operation of a human pancreas. Drug formulations dispensable by the system contain at least one synthetic molecular switch compound whose structure and dosage amounts are controllable by light energy and based on both light wavelength and light intensity. The system dispenses drug formulations based on light generated by a set of LED arrays that includes blue LED'"'"'s; the light is detected by photoreceivers within a drug depot matrix port that contains the drug formulations. The system is designed such that multiple drug formulations used simultaneously are each controlled by a separate LED array and by separate photoreceivers operating at separate wavelengths such that the drug formulations, LED arrays, photoreceivers and wavelengths do not interfere with each other.
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20 Claims
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1. A light-based system for dispensing drug formulations that simulates the operation of a human pancreas, comprising:
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at least one drug formulation containing at least one synthetic molecular switch compound whose structure and dosage amounts are controllable by light energy and based on both light wavelength and light intensity; a drug depot matrix port that holds said drug formulation and includes at least one set of photoreceivers that detects light from at least one set of LED arrays; at least one set of LED arrays that generates at least one light beam of a wavelength and intensity that controls the dosage of said drug formulation given to said patient; at least one sensor to monitor the physical condition of said light-based system; at least one sensor to monitor the physical condition of said patient; and
,a computer program that monitors the amount of said drug formulation in said drug depot matrix port, controls the amount of said drug formulation given to said patient, monitors the amount of light detected by said photoreceivers, monitors the operating temperature and controls the operation of said LED arrays, monitors information received from said sensors, generates and sends alerts to problems detected with said patient, and generates and sends alerts to problems detected within said light-based system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of dispensing drug formulations by using a light-based system to simulate the operation of a human pancreas, comprising:
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ensuring that said drug formulation contains at least one synthetic molecular switch compound whose structure and dosage amounts are controllable by light energy and based on both light wavelength and light intensity; loading at least one of said drug formulation into a drug depot matrix port that includes at least one set of photoreceivers that detects light from at least one set of LED arrays; setting at least one set of said LED arrays to generate at least one light beam of a wavelength and intensity that controls the dosage of said drug formulation given to a patient; monitoring of the physical condition of said light-based system; monitoring of the physical condition of said patient; and
,using a computer program to monitor the amount of said drug formulation in said drug depot matrix port, control the amount of said drug formulation given to said patient, monitor the amount of light detected by said photoreceivers, monitor the operating temperature and control the operation of said LED arrays, monitor information received from sensors used by said patient, generate and send alerts to problems detected with said patient, and generate and send alerts to problems detected within said light-based system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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