Multi-probe system
First Claim
1. A multi-lumen, multi-functional catheter system comprising a plurality of axial lumens, at least one lumen supporting material delivery of primary treatment chemistry to a point of release and a second lumen having a component supporting a functionality electrostatically near the point of release other than material delivery and material removal wherein at least one biological or physiological measuring device is present within at least one lumen in which information from said at least one biological or physiological measuring device is connected to a host computer and said information is received by said host computer, wherein the component provides information other than information from said at least one biological or physiological measuring device and the component is connected to a host computer and said information is received by said host computer.
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Abstract
A multi-lumen, multi-functional catheter system comprising a plurality of axial lumens, at least one lumen supporting a functionality other than material delivery and material removal.
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- 1. A multi-lumen, multi-functional catheter system comprising a plurality of axial lumens, at least one lumen supporting material delivery of primary treatment chemistry to a point of release and a second lumen having a component supporting a functionality electrostatically near the point of release other than material delivery and material removal wherein at least one biological or physiological measuring device is present within at least one lumen in which information from said at least one biological or physiological measuring device is connected to a host computer and said information is received by said host computer, wherein the component provides information other than information from said at least one biological or physiological measuring device and the component is connected to a host computer and said information is received by said host computer.
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6. A multi-lumen, multi-functional catheter system comprising a plurality of axial lumens, at least one lumen supporting a functionality other than material delivery and material removal wherein at least one biological or physiological measuring device is present within at least one lumen in which information from said at least one biological or physiological measuring device is connected to a host computer and said information is received by said host computer, wherein a component that provides information other than information from said at least one biological or physiological measuring device is connected to a host computer and said information is received by said host computer, said component is also attached to said catheter system and the component measures a at least one vital sign of a patient, and wherein information from more than one information source is received by the host computer and a treatment planning and control algorithm is present in said host computer to process that information from more than one source.
- 7. A method of treating a patient according to a treatment plan comprising inserting a catheter system comprising a multi-lumen, multi-functional catheter system comprising a plurality of axial lumens, at least one lumen supporting material delivery of primary treatment chemistry to a point of release and a second lumen having a component supporting a functionality electrostatically near the point of release other than material delivery and material removal a functionally other than material delivery and material removal into a patient, delivering therapy to the patient through the at least one lumen of said catheter system, the therapy comprising material delivery of primary treatment chemistry, taking information of biological or physiological measurements of tissue or fluids within the patient, reporting said information to a computer, and evaluating performance of the treatment plan with the computer based upon comparing said information to expected biological or physiological information.
- 17. A multi-lumen, multi-functional catheter system comprising a plurality of axial lumens, at least one lumen providing material delivery of primary treatment chemistry to a point of release and a second lumen having a component supporting a functionality electrostatically near the point of release other than material delivery and material removal, delivering therapy to the patient through the at least one lumen of said catheter system, the therapy comprising material delivery of primary treatment chemistry, wherein at least one biological or physiological measuring device is present within at least one lumen in which information from said at least one biological or physiological measuring device is connected to a host computer and said information is received by said host computer wherein at least one biological or physiological measuring device is connected to a signal receiving device by an electrical lead associated with the catheter system, the multi-functional catheter system generating a medical response profile using a general purpose computer system wherein said multi-functional catheter system further comprises a central processing unit, dynamic memory, static memory, a display device, input and output devices, mass storage devices, software, user interfaces, and user control devices.
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