Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Controlled drug delivery in point-of-care drug delivery system based on real-time monitoring with integrated sensor
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Application No.: US16001391Application Date: 2018-06-06
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Publication No.: US11202860B2Publication Date: 2021-12-21
- Inventor: Qing Cao , Shu-Jen Han , Jianshi Tang , Bharat Kumar
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP
- Agent Stosch Sabo
- Main IPC: A61M5/168
- IPC: A61M5/168 ; A61M5/172 ; A61B5/00

Abstract:
A drug delivery system includes a substrate, an integrated sensor disposed on the substrate, a drug delivery element disposed on the substrate, and a control unit coupled to the integrated sensor and the drug delivery element. The integrated sensor includes first and second electrodes disposed on a first surface of the substrate. The drug delivery element includes a reservoir disposed on the first surface of the substrate, a thermally active polymer enclosing the reservoir, and a heating coil disposed over the thermally active polymer. The control unit is configured to measure a biological parameter by measuring a voltage difference between the first and second electrodes of the integrated sensor, and to apply a trigger signal to the heating coil of the drug delivery element responsive to the measured biological parameter indicating a designated condition to heat up the thermally active polymer to selectively release a drug from the reservoir.
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