Intelligent drug delivery appliance

• US 8,715,177 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2007
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IP Holdings Incorporated (IP Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: IP Holdings Incorporated (IP Holdings LLC)
• Inventors: Rao, Raman K., Rao, Sanjay K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson, Bill
• Assistant Examiner(s): JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING
• Application Number:
  US11/708,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20120190955A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,632 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 128903-905, 128/920
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14296 Pharmacokinetic models
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00

Abstract

A system, method and apparatus for real time measurement and monitoring of various personal health parameters including controlled delivery of drugs/medications by intelligent pump appliances, intelligent inhalation appliances and intelligent skin patch appliances used in a standalone manner or in a wired or wireless networked configuration, in conjunction with various peripheral devices, other intelligent appliances, servers, RF ID Tags and stationary/mobile devices. The intelligent appliances relate to the measurement, monitoring and delivery of insulin/other drugs for the treatment of diabetes and other diseases. The method also additionally includes the application of intelligent appliances for pain management including visualization of organs and body locations exhibiting pain.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a specimen from a body of a user via a port of a device;

analyzing the specimen and generating processed information via a processor wherein the analyzing includes correlating parameters of the specimen with one or more of biological parameters and health information of the body;

automatically determining a location of the device and outputting information of the location;

making an information inquiry to an information server via the processor, the information server having the health information of the body which includes gastronomic information which is displayed to the user via the device;

idenfifying the user via biometric authentication information related to the user which is maintained at least by each of the device, a central server, and an escrow server such that specified authentication information of the user is separated from other authentication information of the user such that authentication of the user is layered to provide a secure authentication system; and

controlling a delivery system of the device via the processor to administer at least one composition for use in treating the body, wherein the composition is administered under control of the processed information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the administering includes one or more of automatically administering and administering under manual control of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the processed information includes a plurality of dosages corresponding to the parameters of the specimen, wherein the composition is administered under at least one of the plurality of dosages.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising generating control signals one or more of automatically and in response to an input from the user, Wherein the control signals are configured to control one or more of devices coupled to the body, devices implanted in the body, devices coupled to the processor and the administering.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the processed information includes information of the at least one composition, wherein the information of the at least one composition includes one or more of composition identification information, an amount released, and a time of release.

6. The method of claim 4, comprising a reservoir coupled to the processor, wherein the reservoir is configured to contain at least one composition for use in treating the body.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the composition is administered as one or more of a liquid, an atomized liquid, and a vapor.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the specimen includes one or more of receiving a substrate that includes the specimen and automatically taking the specimen from the body.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the specimen comprises a substrate that includes a blood sample, wherein the processed information includes one or more of an insulin level and a glucose level of the blood sample.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising one or more of transmitting and receiving one or more of the processed information, the biological parameters, and the health information.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing includes distributed analyzing among the device or at least one remote device.

12. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying one or more of a raw version and a processed version of one or more of the biological parameters, the processed information, and the health information.

13. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving biometric identification information of the user, the biometric identification information including one or more of voice signals, photographic data, handwriting data, finger print data, and retinal data.

14. The method of claim 1, comprising conmmnicating with a plurality of health management devices, wherein the biological parameters acquired by the health management devices are received by the device.

15. The method of claim 14, comprising controlling the health management devices.

16. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving control data from a remote device, wherein the control data controls one or more of the analyzing and the administering.

17. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving identification information of the user from a remote device.

18. The method of claim 17, comprising one or more of receiving from and transmitting to the identification device one or more of the health information and the biological parameters.

19. The method of claim 1, comprising authenticating one or more of the device and the user.

20. The method of claim 1, comprising communicating alert information in response to the processed information, wherein the alert information includes one or more of a message, a visual alert, an audible alert, and a vibratory alert communicated to the user, wherein the alert information includes one or more of voice data, text, graphics data, multimedia information, and an electronic signal transmitted to a remote device located one or more of on the body, in a home, in an office, and at a medical treatment facility.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the biological parameters include one or more of current and historical biological information of the user comprising one or more of weight, height, age, body mass index, medical analyses results, body fluid analyses, blood analyses results, electrical activity of the body, heart activity, heart rate, and blood pressure.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the health information includes one or more of current and historical health information of the user, wherein the health information includes one or more of dietary data, types of food consumed, amounts of food consumed, medications consumed, times of food consumption, physical activity, exercise regimen, work schedule, activity schedule, and sleep schedule.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the analysis includes correlating one or more of parameters of the specimen, the health information, and the biological parameters with categorical data of the user, wherein the categorical data includes one or more of data of an age category of the user, data of a body type of the user, and parametric data of the user.

24. The method of claim 1, comprising outputting one or more of results of the analysis, the biological parameters, and the health information, wherein results of the analysis comprise suggestions regarding one or more of dietary data, types of food to be consumed, amounts of food to be consumed, medications to be consumed, times food is to be consumed, physical activity, exercise regimen, activity schedule, sleep schedule, and changes to the health information to improve health of the user.

25. The method of claim 1, comprising converting one or more of data of the specimen, the biological parameters, and the health information from a first form to a second form.

26. The method of claim 1, comprising correlating one or more of the biological parameters, the health information, the processed information, and the administering of the at least one composition to the body with the information of the location to one or more of adjust administration of the composition to the body and recommend actions for controlling health of the body, wherein the recommended actions include one or more of actions of food ingestion, medication ingestion, and physical activity.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein the processed information includes one or more administration parameters of the administered composition, the administration parameters including composition, quantity, volume, pressure, rate, flow, temperature, and duration of administration.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile device.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the mobile device is a cellular telephone.

28. A non-transitory computer readable medium including executable instructions which when executed in a processing system provide drug delivery by:

receiving a specimen form a body of a user via a port of a device;

analyzing the specimen and generating processed information, wherein the analyzing includes correlating parameters of the specimen with one or more of the biological parameters and health information of the body

automatically determining a location of the device and outputting information of the location;

making an information inquiry to an information server via the processor, the information server having the health information of the body which includes gastronomic information which is displayed to the user via the device;

identifying the user via biometric authentication information related to the user which is maintained at least by each of the device, a central server, and an escrow server such that specified authentication information of the user is separated from other authentication information of the user such that authentication of the user is layered to provide a secure authentication system; and

controlling a delivery system of the device to administer at least one composition for use in treating the body, wherein the composition is administered under control of the processed information.