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Blood monitoring systems and methods thereofA blood monitoring system is capable of monitoring the blood of a subject in vivo. The blood monitoring system comprises: 1) an array of movable microneedle micromachined within associated wells; 2) array of motion actuators able to move each needle in and out of their associated wells; 3) array of microvalves associated with each microneedle able to control the flow of air around the microneedle; 4) an array of chemical sensors inserted into patient by movable microneedles; 5) an array of inductors able to measure chemical concentration in the vicinity of inserted chemical sensors; 6) conducting vias that provide timed actuating signal signals from a control system to each motion actuator; 7) conducting vias that transmit signal produced by array of chemical sensors to the control system for processing, although the blood monitoring system can comprise other numbers and types of elements in other configurations.
Document ID
20120001631
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Mir, Jose
Zander, Dennis
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 31, 2012
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-Patent-8,108,023
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-11/279,290
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG3-2744
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-8,108,023
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-11/279,290
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