Telescoping perfusion management system

• US 8,372,032 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2007
• Issued: 02/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2004
• 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: Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lucchesi, Nicholas
• Assistant Examiner(s): MEDWAY, SCOTT J
• Application Number:
  US11/891,573
• Publication Number:
  US 20070282261A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,014 Days
• Field of Search: 128/898, 128/846, 604/20, 604/22, 604/28, 604/35, 604/504, 604/509, 604/523, 604/891.1, 604/66, 606/1, 606/155, 606/169, 606/195, 606/198, 606/3, 606/34, 606/41, 606/46, 606/7, 607/56, 607/46, 607/88, 607/89, 623/1.11, 623/1.13, 623/1.42, 600/101, 600/104, 600/106, 600/109, 600/114, 600/115, 600/152, 600/160, 600/309, 600/310, 600/317, 600/345, 600/350, 600/365, 600/407, 600/424, 600/434, 600/505, 600/547
• US Class Current: 604/93.01
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00991 Telescopic means
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/19 Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid salicylic acid A61K31/60
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3523 using telemetric means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14276 specially adapted for implantation
• 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 for perfusion management that monitors, maintains, diagnoses, or treats perfusion deficiencies.

Claims

1. A device implantable fully in vivo between one or more periods of usage comprising:

at least one receiving body;

at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part;

an array of sensors deployable from at least one of the one or more removably covered portholes;

one or more tools associated with the at least one extended part; and

circuitry configured for controlling the at least one extended part, the one or more tools, and deployment of the array of sensors.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part comprises:

at least one telescoping part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one telescoping part.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part comprises:

at least one extended part composed of two or more sliding pieces that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part comprises:

at least one extensible part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extensible part.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part comprises:

at least one flexible extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one flexible extended part.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part comprises:

at least one guidable extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one guidable extended part.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part comprises:

at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more controllably openable and/or closable portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part comprises:

at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more fluid substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part comprises:

at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more non-fluid substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed along a longitudinal length of the at least one extended part comprises:

at least one extended part that is operable to deliver one or more substances from the at least one receiving body to one or more locations and that includes one or more removably covered portholes disposed in a wall of the at least one extended part.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the array of sensors deployable from at least one of the one or more removably covered portholes comprises:

an array of sensors distributed among and deployable from the one or more removably covered portholes.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the array of sensors deployable from at least one of the one or more removably covered portholes comprises:

an array of sensors situated on or in one or more walls of the at least one extended part and deployable from at least one of the one or more removably covered portholes.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more tools associated with the at least one extended part comprises:

one or more tools situated at one or more distal ends of the at least one extended part.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more tools associated with the at least one extended part comprises:

one or more tools deployable from at least one of the one or more removably covered portholes.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for controlling the at least one extended part, the one or more tools, and deployment of the array of sensors comprises:

circuitry configured for controlling the at least one extended part, the one or more tools, and deployment of the array of sensors in accordance with one or more program instructions.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry configured for controlling the at least one extended part, the one or more tools, and deployment of the array of sensors comprises:

circuitry configured for controlling the at least one extended part, the one or more tools, and deployment of the array of sensors in accordance with one or more wirelessly received instructions.

17. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one imaging device.

18. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one electroactive polymer.

19. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one pump.

20. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one mixing chamber.

21. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one sensor for monitoring one or more fluid levels.

22. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one data transmitter.

23. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one data receiver.

24. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one antenna.