| 摘要 |
<p>A delivery system for a drug or bioactive agent includes an implantable pump (12) and a delivery conduit (14) that may be implanted in an organ or other tissue (e.g., the central or the peripheral nervous system) of a subject. A sensor (16) is also implanted, and a controller unit (20) receives the sensor output and directs drug delivery from within the patient pump accordingly. The sensor directly measures a primary biochemical material or state in the tissue or organ system, and the monitoring unit effects closed loop feedback control of the pump to achieve a desired end. The end may be the regulation of metabolism or maintenance of a stable metabolic or other state, or may be treatment regimen, e.g., by delivery of a dosage level or distribution of a drug in specific brain or nervous system tissue. The sensed material may be the agent itself, a metabolite, or a related native material, tissue state or condition. <IMAGE></p> |
