Systems and methods for dynamic drug therapy response to blood pressure incidents
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1. A device, comprising:
- a sensor configured to make one or more ultrasonic measurements of an individual'"'"'s blood pressure; and
a drug-delivery device configured to dispense a drug in response to the measured blood pressure,wherein the sensor and the drug-delivery device are integrated as a unit attachable to the individual.
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Abstract
A dermal or transdermal drug-delivery skin patch has a blood pressure sensor structurally integrated or built into it. The skin patch when attached to a skin portion of an individual determines a blood pressure of the individual and in response needle-lessly delivers a treatment drug to the individual if necessary.
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43 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a sensor configured to make one or more ultrasonic measurements of an individual'"'"'s blood pressure; and a drug-delivery device configured to dispense a drug in response to the measured blood pressure, wherein the sensor and the drug-delivery device are integrated as a unit attachable to the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A drug delivery system, comprising:
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a skin patch; and a blood pressure sensor structurally integrated or built into the skin patch, wherein the integrated structure is configured to be attached to a skin portion of an individual, wherein the blood pressure sensor is configured to determine a blood pressure of the individual and the skin patch is configured to needle-lessly deliver a drug dermally or transdermally to the individual in response to the determined blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method comprising:
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providing a drug-delivery skin patch having a built-in or structurally integrated blood pressure sensor, wherein the integrated structure is configured to be attached to a skin portion of an individual, wherein the blood pressure sensor is configured to determine a blood pressure of the individual, and wherein the skin patch is configured to needle-lessly deliver a drug dermally or transdermally to the individual in response to the determined blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method, comprising:
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providing a blood pressure monitoring unit having a built-in ultrasound sensor and a drug delivery device, wherein the unit is attachable to an individual and wherein the drug-delivery device is configured to dispense a drug in response to the measured blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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