IP Library Granted Patent US 8,409,132
Granted Patent B2
US 8,409,132 · App. 12/005,122 · Granted Apr 2, 2013

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Patent No.
US 8,409,132
App. No.
12/005,122
Granted
Apr 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are described for implementing or deploying therapeutic administration systems for obtaining a flow-change-indicative measurement and signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement.

Claims (54)

1. A therapeutic administration system comprising:

one or more modules for obtaining a flow-change indicative measurement;

one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement;

a first dispenser operable for dispensing at least a lytic material;

a second dispenser operable for targeting an implant site; and

a wireless-communication device operable for communicating a selection of the first dispenser or the second dispenser.

2. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which the one or more modules for obtaining a flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a module for programming an implantable device.

3. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which the one or more modules for obtaining a flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a turbulence-indicative auditory valve as the flow-change-indicative measurement.

4. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which the one or more modules for obtaining a flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a module for detecting one or more conditions optically.

5. The therapeutic administration system of claim 4 in which the one or more modules for obtaining a flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a turbulence-indicative auditory value as the flow-change-indicative measurement.

6. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which the one or more modules for obtaining a flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a module for detecting one or more force-change-indicative values.

7. The therapeutic administration system of claim 6 in which the one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a module for causing one or more dispensations in response to an apparent problem in the flow-change-indicative measurement.

8. The therapeutic administration system of claim 6 , further comprising:

a thrombolytic-agent-containing dispenser responsive to the decision whether to administer the one or more clot-reducing agents.

9. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which the one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a module for deciding upon at least one of the one or more clot-reducing agents in response to obtaining an anomalous value as the flow-change-indicative measurement.

10. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which the one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a module for signaling at least an anticoagulant of the one or more clot-reducing agents in response to an apparent flow degradation.

11. The therapeutic administration system of claim 10 in which the one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a module for one or more dispensations in response to an apparent problem in the flow-change-indicative measurement.

12. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

one or more instructions responsive to a flow-force-responsive element.

13. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which the one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

one or more instructions responsive to an optical sensor.

14. The therapeutic administration system of claim 13 , further comprising:

a thrombolytic-agent-containing dispenser responsive to the decision whether to administer the one or more clot-reducing agents.

15. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which the one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

one or more instructions responsive to an auditory sensor.

16. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which the one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a module for causing one or more dispensations in response to an apparent problem in the flow-change-indicative measurement.

17. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a thrombolytic-agent-containing dispenser responsive to the decision whether to administer the one or more clot-reducing agents.

18. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an implant-site-targeting dispenser responsive to the decision whether to administer the one or more clot-reducing agents.

19. The therapeutic administration system of claim 1 in which the one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement comprise:

a module for signaling at least an anticoagulant of the one or more clot-reducing agents in response to an apparent flow degradation.

20. A therapeutic administration system comprising:

one or more modules for obtaining a flow-change-indicative measurement;

one or more modules for signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement;

a first dispenser operable for dispensing at least a clot-reducing agent;

a second dispenser operable for targeting an implant site; and

a wireless-communication device operable for communicating a selection of the first dispenser or the second dispenser.

21. A therapeutic administration method comprising:

obtaining a flow-change-indicative measurement;

signaling a decision whether to administer one or more clot-reducing agents at least partly based on the flow-change-indicative measurement;

dispensing, from a first dispenser, at least a lytic material;

targeting, utilizing a second dispenser, an implant site and

communicating, using a wireless-communication device, a selection of the first dispenser or the second dispenser.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2016
From: THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I LLC
To: GEARBOX, LLC
Reel/Frame 037540/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2013
From: SEARETE LLC
To: THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC
Reel/Frame 029671/0184 →