Implantable Chip Medical Diagnostic Device for Bodily Fluids

• US 20100022854A1
• Filed: 07/16/2009
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Clifford H. Kraft
• Original Assignee: Clifford H. Kraft
• Inventors: Kraft, Clifford
• Application Number:
  US12/504,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20100022854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/309
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6882 Anchoring means

Abstract

An implantable microchip that is attached to a source of bodily fluids such as a vein, capillary, small artery or other fluid source such as lymph fluid or urine where the fluid flows through the microchip. The microchip can contain a micro-laboratory with reagent sources and micro-canal test chambers. The microchip can contain a readout mechanism where test data is command and/or readout to an external unit. Test results can be detected with an on-chip fluorescence or light detector or an external detector.

Claims

1. An implantable microchip laboratory comprising:

a microchip laboratory having around a million or more micro-canal test chambers, a plurality of micro-valves, a fluid-router and a plurality of on-chip reagents on an implantable substrate, wherein said microchip laboratory performs a plurality of diagnostic tests, each test being performed in one of said micro-canal test chambers, a particular micro-canal test chamber not being reused after a test;

a fluid connection port adapted for fluid communication with at least one human bodily fluid when said microchip laboratory is implanted;

a processor also on said substrate, said processor controlling said micro-canal test chambers, micro-valves, fluid-routine and reagents in order to perform said plurality of diagnostic tests and determine results from each test so run;

a communications module non-invasively accessible when said microchip laboratory is implanted, wherein test results from each of said plurality of tests are communicated from said processor on said substrate to a remote communication unit;

a chargeable power supply also mounted on said substrate, said power supply powering at least said processor, said power supply adapted to be non-invasively recharged.

2. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 1 wherein said micro-canals have diameters of around 10 micrometers.

3. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 1 wherein said micro-canals of lengths of around 0.5 mm.

4. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 1 wherein said chargeable power supply is charged using a radio wave.

5. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 1 wherein said chargeable power supply is charged using light.

6. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 1 wherein said micro-chip laboratory is grafted to a capillary, vein, source of lymph fluid or source of urine.

7. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 1 wherein said communication module contains a radio transceiver.

8. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 1 wherein fluorescent reagents are used to read out diagnostic tests in said micro-canals.

9. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 8 further comprising a light source mounted on said substrate behind said micro-canals.

10. the implantable microchip laboratory of claim 8 wherein said microchip laboratory is read out with a hand-held wand.

11. An implantable microchip laboratory comprising:

a microchip laboratory having around a million or more micro-canal test chambers, a plurality of micro-valves, a fluid-router and a plurality of on-chip reagents on an implantable substrate, wherein said microchip laboratory performs a plurality of diagnostic tests, each test being performed in one of said micro-canal test chambers, a particular micro-canal test chamber not being reused after a test;

a fluid connection port adapted for fluid communication with at least one human bodily fluid when said microchip laboratory is implanted;

a processor also on said substrate, said processor controlling said micro-canal test chambers, micro-valves, fluid-routine and reagents in order to perform said plurality of diagnostic tests and determine results from each test so run;

a communications unit on said substrate adapted to non-invasively communicate test results from said micro-canals to a remote location;

a test result detection system also on said substrate in electrical communication with said processor;

a rechargeable charge storage device also on said substrate supplying power to said processor, charge storage device being non-invasively rechargeable.

12. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 11 wherein said micro-chip laboratory is grafted to a capillary, vein, source of lymph fluid or source of urine.

13. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 11 wherein said communication means contains a radio transceiver.

14. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 11 wherein said test detection system uses fluorescent reagents to read out diagnostic tests in said micro-canals.

15. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 11 further comprising a light source on said substrate behind said micro-canals.

16. The implantable microchip laboratory of claim 11 wherein said microchip laboratory is read-out with a hand-held wand.