Active blood vessel sleeve methods and systems

• US 8,163,003 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2007
• Issued: 04/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Boyden, Edward S., Dacey, Ralph G. Jr., Derdeyn, Colin P., Dowling, Joshua L., Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Leuthardt, Eric C., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Lowell L. Jr., Wood, Victoria Y. H., Zipfel, Gregory J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunham, Jason
• Assistant Examiner(s): MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL
• Application Number:
  US11/901,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20080262341A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,681 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 4, 623 115- 116, 623/1.13, 606/200
• US Class Current: 623/1.13
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/18 by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves radiation therapy A61N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/245 for removing obstructions in blood vessels or calculi
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/02 Prostheses implantable into the body closure means for urethra or rectum or for artificial body openings therefor A61F2/0004
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/06 Blood vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/82 Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents stent-grafts for tubular structures of the body other than blood vessels A61F2/04; stent-grafts for blood vessels A61F2/07; instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts A61F2/95; for closing wounds, or holding wounds closed A61B17/04 - A61B17/115; dilators A61M29/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0002 for data transfer
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 7/00 Ultrasound therapy lithotripsy A61B17/22, A61B17/225; massage using supersonic vibration A61H23/00 ; using ultrasound for introducing media into the body A61M37/0092
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 70/00 Materials specially adapted for additive manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 80/00 Products made by additive manufacturing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that include accepting one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions based on blood vessel data from an individual; and making a rapid-prototyped blood vessel sleeve at least partly based on the one or more blood vessel sleeve dimensions.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel;

circuitry configured for determining at least one irregularity at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel; and

circuitry configured for signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve, and in response to at least one request, blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve condition data associated with at least one blood vessel.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve rhythm data associated with at least one blood vessel.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve pressure data associated with at least one blood vessel.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve chemical data associated with at least one blood vessel.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve movement data associated with at least one blood vessel.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve flow rate data associated with at least one blood vessel.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining at least one irregularity at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for determining arrhythmia at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining at least one irregularity at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for determining at least one abnormal chemical level at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining at least one irregularity at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for determining at least one blood clot at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for determining at least one irregularity at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for determining at least one leakage at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel comprises:

circuitry configured for receiving, from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve configured to fit inside at least one blood vessel, blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve comprises:

circuitry configured for signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to move the at least one blood vessel sleeve and to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve comprises:

circuitry configured for signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to change diameter of the at least one blood vessel sleeve and to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve comprises:

circuitry configured for signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to change temperature of the at least one blood vessel sleeve and to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve comprises:

circuitry configured for signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to release at least one contrast agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the circuitry is coupled to the at least one blood vessel sleeve.

19. A method comprising:

receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel;

determining at least one irregularity at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel; and

signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve.

20. Non-transitory computer readable media bearing one or more instructions for facilitating operations comprising:

receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel;

determining at least one irregularity at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel; and

signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve.

21. A system comprising:

means for receiving from at least one sensor of at least one blood vessel sleeve blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel;

means for determining at least one irregularity at least partly by identifying at least one change over time in the blood flow data associated with at least one blood vessel; and

means for signaling, in response to determining the at least one irregularity, at least one actuation mechanism of the at least one blood vessel sleeve to release at least one therapeutic agent from at least one reservoir associated with the at least one blood vessel sleeve.