Medical device for Delivering Drug and/or Performing Physical Therapy
Current methods of delivering drug usually require a certain degree of human intervention. For example, a doctor, a paramedic or a patient is required to inject insulin manually when the blood sugar level becomes low. This invention provides a medical device for use with a patient for performing at least one of the functions of delivering drug and performing physical therapy to the patient. The device of this invention includes a sensor for measuring at least one parameter from the patient, an analyzer for analyzing the parameter to determine appropriate function to be carried out on the patient by said medical device, and at least one actuator to perform at least one of the functions of delivering drug and performing physical therapy.
Patent Number: US7998110B2
Application Number: US2007790426A
Inventor: Leung, Wallace Woon-Fong | Lo, Samuel Chun-Lap
Priority Date: 25 Apr 2007
Priority Number: US7998110B2
Application Date: 25 Apr 2007
Publication Date: 16 Aug 2011
IPC Current: A61M003100
US Class: 604067
Assignee Applicant: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Title: Medical device for delivering drug and/or performing physical therapy
Usefulness: Medical device for delivering drug and/or performing physical therapy
Summary: Medical device for use with a patient, for performing one of functions of delivering drug and performing physical therapy, for the patient. Uses include but are not limited to mechanical stimulus, thermal stimulus, electrical stimulus, ultrasonic stimulus, magnetic stimulus, and irradiation of a predetermined wavelength.
Novelty: Medical device for patient, has analyzer analyzing parameter to determine appropriate function to be carried out on patient by medical device, and actuator performing one of functions of delivering drug and performing physical therapy
Biomedical
Medical Imaging
LEUNG Wallace Woon-fong
LO Samuel Chun-lap
USA
