Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts
Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection.
1 .- 675 . (canceled)
676 . A cerebrospinal fluid shunt, comprising:
circuitry configured to energizing one or more regions of a cerebrospinal fluid shunt having a body structure defining one or more fluid-flow passageways configured to receive a biological fluid of a biological subject; and
circuitry configured to obtain information.
677 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes circuitry configured to obtain information associated with energizing one or more regions of a cerebrospinal fluid shunt.
678 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one of a receiver and a transceiver configured to obtain at least one of a command stream, a software stream, and a data stream.
679 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one of a receiver and a transceiver configured to obtain information regarding a target detection set of one or more characteristics associated with the biological subject.
680 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver configured to acquire information based at least in part on a detected characteristic associated with a tissue proximate the one or more fluid-flow passageways.
681 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver configured to acquire information based at least in part on a detected physiological characteristic associated with the biological subject.
682 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver configured to acquire information based at least in part on a detected characteristic associated with the biological subject.
683 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver is configured to acquire instructions.
684 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver is configured to acquire information associated with delivery of the energy stimulus.
685 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver is configured to acquire information associated with delivery of a disinfecting agent.
686 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver is configured to acquire data.
687 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver is configured to receive stored reference data.
688 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver is configured to acquire software.
689 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver is configured to receive data from one or more distal sensors.
690 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , wherein the circuitry configured to obtain information includes at least one receiver configured to acquire information based at least in part on a detected characteristic associated with a cerebrospinal fluid received within at least one of the one or more fluid-flow passageways.
691 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 676 , further comprising:
circuitry configured to provide information.
692 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 691 , wherein the circuitry configured to provide information includes at least one of a transmitter and a transceiver configured to provide status information.
693 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 691 , wherein the circuitry configured to provide information includes circuitry configured to provide information regarding at least one characteristic associated with the cerebrospinal fluid of the biological subject.
694 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 691 , wherein the circuitry configured to provide information includes circuitry configured to provide information regarding at least one characteristic associated with a tissue proximate the one or more fluid-flow passageways.
695 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 691 , wherein the circuitry configured to provide information includes circuitry configured to provide information regarding at least one physiological characteristic associated with the biological subject.
696 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 691 , wherein the circuitry configured to provide information includes at least one transmitter configured to send information based at least in part on a detected characteristic associated with a cerebrospinal fluid received within at least one of the one or more fluid-flow passageways.
697 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 691 , wherein the circuitry configured to provide information includes the at least one transmitter is configured to send a request for transmission of at least one of data, a command, an authorization, an update, and a code.
698 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 691 , further comprising:
one or more processors configured to perform a comparison of at least one physiological characteristic of the biological subject to the obtained information, and to generate a response based at least in part on the comparison.
699 . The cerebrospinal fluid shunt of claim 698 , wherein the generated response includes causing the obtained information to be stored in one or more data structures.
700 .- 754 . (canceled)