Inflatable cuff with built-in drug delivery device for dynamic drug therapy response to blood pressure incidents
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1. A blood pressure measurement system, comprising:
- an inflatable cuff configured to restrict a blood flow in an individual;
a pressure measuring device coupled to the inflatable cuff to measure pressure(s) corresponding to the individual'"'"'s diastolic and/or systolic blood pressures; and
a drug delivery device integrated with the inflatable cuff, wherein the drug delivery device is configured to automatically deliver a drug dermally or transdermally to the individual in response to at least one of projected or cumulative blood pressure values determined from the measured blood pressure(s).
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Abstract
An inflatable cuff in a blood pressure-measurement system is integrated with a drug delivery device. The drug delivery device is configured to automatically deliver a drug dermally or transdermally to the individual in response to the measured blood pressures.
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40 Claims
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1. A blood pressure measurement system, comprising:
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an inflatable cuff configured to restrict a blood flow in an individual; a pressure measuring device coupled to the inflatable cuff to measure pressure(s) corresponding to the individual'"'"'s diastolic and/or systolic blood pressures; and a drug delivery device integrated with the inflatable cuff, wherein the drug delivery device is configured to automatically deliver a drug dermally or transdermally to the individual in response to at least one of projected or cumulative blood pressure values determined from the measured blood pressure(s). - 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, 24)
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25. A method for treating a blood pressure condition of an individual, comprising:
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providing a blood pressure measurement system that can be attached to an individual, wherein the blood pressure measurement system has an inflatable cuff configured to restrict a blood flow in the individual; wherein a pressure measuring device is coupled to the inflatable cuff to measure a pressure corresponding to the individual'"'"'s blood pressure, wherein a drug delivery device is integrated with or built-in to the inflatable cuff, and wherein the drug delivery device is configured to automatically deliver a drug dermally or transdermally to the individual in response to at least one of projected or cumulative blood pressure values determined from the measured blood pressure(s).
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26. A method for treating a blood pressure condition of an individual, comprising:
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automatically inflating an inflatable cuff forming a part of a blood pressure measurement system attached to an individual to restrict a blood flow in the individual; measuring a pressure corresponding to the individual'"'"'s blood pressure with a pressure measuring device coupled to the inflatable cuff; determining at least one of a projected or cumulative blood pressure value based in part on the measured pressure; and automatically delivering a drug dermally or transdermally to the individual with a drug delivery device integrated with or built-in to the inflatable cuff in response to the at least one determined projected or cumulative blood pressure value. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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