Device, system, and method for targeted delivery of anti-inflammatory medicaments to a mammalian subject
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- positioning a device over one or more body contours of a mammalian subject, the one or more body contours at least partially covering one or more joints of articulating bone of the mammalian subject, wherein the device includes,one or more sheaths that contact the one or more body contours, the one or more sheaths including a tourniquet configured to selectively apply a constricting force;
one or more sensors configured to detect one or more physiological conditions of the one or more joints;
a plurality of applicators supported by the one or more sheaths, the plurality of applicators configured to respond to the one or more sensors by injecting one or more medicaments to the one or more joint tissues of the mammalian subject; and
a controller operably coupled to the one or more sensors and the plurality of applicators, the controller configured to activate the plurality of applicators in response to the one or more sensors detecting the one or more physiological conditions; and
detecting the one or more physiological conditions of the one or more joints with the one or more sensors;
responsive to the one or more sensors detecting the one or more physiological conditions,via the controller, substantially positioning the one or more of the plurality of applicators at least near the one or more joints detected to exhibit the one or more physiological conditionsselectively causing the one or more applicators to penetrate into a portion of epidermal tissue and into one or more joint tissues of the one or more body contours near the one or more joints detected to exhibit the one or more physiological conditions using the tourniquet, andselectively injecting the one or more analgesic medicaments from one or more of the plurality of applicators penetrated into the portion of the epidermal tissue and one or more steroids, corticosteroid, anti-inflammatories, or NSAIDS medicaments from other of the plurality of applicators penetrated into corresponding ones of the one or more joint tissues of the mammalian subject detected to exhibit the one or more physiological conditions.
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Abstract
A device, a system, or a method is described for treating a disease or a condition of one or more joints of articulating bone in a mammalian subject. The device provides one or more medicaments to one or more joints of the mammalian subject. A device is described that includes one or more sheaths configured to contact one or more body contours in proximity to one or more joints of articulating bone of a mammalian subject; one or more sensors configured to detect one or more physiological conditions of the one or more joints; and one or more applicators supported by the one or more sheaths and configured to respond to the one or more sensors by injecting one or more medicaments to the one or more joint tissues of the mammalian subject.
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29 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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positioning a device over one or more body contours of a mammalian subject, the one or more body contours at least partially covering one or more joints of articulating bone of the mammalian subject, wherein the device includes, one or more sheaths that contact the one or more body contours, the one or more sheaths including a tourniquet configured to selectively apply a constricting force; one or more sensors configured to detect one or more physiological conditions of the one or more joints; a plurality of applicators supported by the one or more sheaths, the plurality of applicators configured to respond to the one or more sensors by injecting one or more medicaments to the one or more joint tissues of the mammalian subject; and a controller operably coupled to the one or more sensors and the plurality of applicators, the controller configured to activate the plurality of applicators in response to the one or more sensors detecting the one or more physiological conditions; and detecting the one or more physiological conditions of the one or more joints with the one or more sensors; responsive to the one or more sensors detecting the one or more physiological conditions, via the controller, substantially positioning the one or more of the plurality of applicators at least near the one or more joints detected to exhibit the one or more physiological conditions selectively causing the one or more applicators to penetrate into a portion of epidermal tissue and into one or more joint tissues of the one or more body contours near the one or more joints detected to exhibit the one or more physiological conditions using the tourniquet, and selectively injecting the one or more analgesic medicaments from one or more of the plurality of applicators penetrated into the portion of the epidermal tissue and one or more steroids, corticosteroid, anti-inflammatories, or NSAIDS medicaments from other of the plurality of applicators penetrated into corresponding ones of the one or more joint tissues of the mammalian subject detected to exhibit the one or more physiological conditions. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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