Artificial organ

1 . An artificial organ comprising:

a. a conduit adapted to be connected to a blood pool, said blood pool comprising a first analyte and a second analyte;

b. a cell culture media comprised of a first cell culture and a second cell culture, said first cell culture being capable of producing said first analyte and said second cell culture being capable of producing said said second analyte; and

c. a controller comprised of means for measuring a concentration of said first analyte in said blood pool, means for measuring a concentration of said second analyte in said blood pool, means for delivering a specified amount of said first analyte from said cell culture media to said blood pool, and means for delivering a specified amount of said second analyte from said cell culture media to said blood pool.

2 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 1 , wherein said first analyte and said second analyte are selected from the group consisting of insulin, glucagons, somatostatin, and combinations thereof.

3 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 1 , wherein said blood pool is further comprised of a third analyte, said cell culture media is further comprised of a third cell culture media which produces said third analyte, and said controller is further comprised of means for measuring a concentration of said third analyte in said blood pool, and means for delivering a specified amount of said third analyte from said cull culture media to said blood pool.

4 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 3 , wherein said first analyte, said second analyte, and said third analyte are selected from the group consisting of insulin, glucagons, somatostatin, and combinations thereof.

5 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 4 , wherein said controller is an Application Specific Integrated Circuit controller.

6 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 4 , wherein said cell culture media has a pH between about 7.1 and about 7.4.

7 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 4 , wherein said means for delivering a specified amount of said first analyte from said cell culture media to said blood pool further comprises a filter for purifying said first analyte.

8 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 4 , wherein said artificial organ is implantable within a living organism.

9 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 8 , wherein said artificial organ is hermetically sealed.

10 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a reservoir containing at least a portion of said blood pool.

11 . A process for adjusting the concentration of an analyte in a living organism comprising the step of disposing the artificial organ as recited in claim 8 within a living organism, wherein said blood pool is comprised of blood from said living organism.

12 . A process for adjusting the concentration of an analyte in a living organism comprising the step of connecting the artificial organ as recited in claim 4 to a blood vessel of a living organism, wherein said blood pool is comprised of blood from said living organism and said artificial organ is disposed outside of said living organism.

13 . The process as recited in claim 12 , wherein said blood vessel is selected from the group consisting of an artery, a vein, and combinations thereof.

14 . An artificial organ comprised of:

a. a conduit adapted to be connected to a blood pool, said blood pool comprising a first analyte and a second analyte selected from the group consisting of insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, and combinations thereof;

b. a cell culture media comprised of a first cell culture which produces said first analyte; and

c. a controller comprised of means for measuring a concentration of said first analyte in said blood pool, thus producing a first measured concentration, and means for delivering a specified amount of said first analyte from said cell culture media to said blood pool.

15 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 14 , wherein said controller determines said specified amount of said first analyte based on said first measured concentration.

16 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 15 , wherein said blood pool is further comprised of a second analyte, said cell culture media is further comprised of a second cell culture media which produces said second analyte, and said controller is further comprised of means for measuring a concentration of said second analyte in said blood pool, thus producing a second measured concentration, and means for delivering a specified amount of said second analyte from said cull culture media to said blood pool.

17 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 16 , wherein said controller determines said specified amount of said second analyte based on said second measured concentration.

18 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 17 , wherein said blood pool is further comprised of a third analyte, said cell culture media is further comprised of a third cell culture media which produces said third analyte, and said controller is further comprised of means for measuring a concentration of said third analyte in said blood pool, thus producing a third measured concentration, and means for delivering a specified amount of said third analyte from said cull culture media to said blood pool.

19 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 18 , wherein said controller determines said specified amount of said third analyte based on said third measured concentration.

20 . The artificial organ as recited in claim 15 further comprising a reservoir containing at least a portion of said blood pool.