Medical or veterinary digestive tract utilization systems and methods
First Claim
1. A medical or veterinary system comprising:
- at least one module including at least one primary material supply and at least a portion operable to support the at least one primary material supply in an oral cavity directly or indirectly;
one or more conduits operable to guide a first material from the primary material supply and to extend from the at least one module to at least one of a digestive site or respiratory site other than an oral cavity; and
the first material, wherein the first material comprises an active ingredient in a fluid carrier sufficiently viscous to permit continuous dispensation through at least one of the one or more conduits throughout an extended period.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for implementing or deploying medical or veterinary utility modules (a) operable for mooring at least partly within a digestive tract, (b) small enough to pass through the tract per vias naturales and including a wireless-control component, (c) having one or more attachment protrusions positionable adjacent to a mucous membrane, (d) configured to facilitate redundant modes of attachment, (e) facilitating a “primary” material supply deployable within a stomach for an extended and/or controllable period, (f) moored by one or more adaptable extender modules supported by a subject'"'"'s head or neck, and/or (g) configured to facilitate supporting at least a sensor within a subject'"'"'s body lumen for up to a day or more.
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23 Claims
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1. A medical or veterinary system comprising:
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at least one module including at least one primary material supply and at least a portion operable to support the at least one primary material supply in an oral cavity directly or indirectly; one or more conduits operable to guide a first material from the primary material supply and to extend from the at least one module to at least one of a digestive site or respiratory site other than an oral cavity; and the first material, wherein the first material comprises an active ingredient in a fluid carrier sufficiently viscous to permit continuous dispensation through at least one of the one or more conduits throughout an extended period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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