IMPLANTABLE VENOUS ACCESS PORT WITH REMOTE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING CAPABILITIES

An apparatus for an implantable venous access port with remote physiological monitoring capabilities is disclosed. A system and method also perform the functions of the apparatus. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a chemotherapy access port, a plurality of sensors integrated with the chemothe...

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Hauptverfasser: Ali, Mohamed, Skinner, Cathy, Welcher, Rosanne
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus for an implantable venous access port with remote physiological monitoring capabilities is disclosed. A system and method also perform the functions of the apparatus. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a chemotherapy access port, a plurality of sensors integrated with the chemotherapy access port, where the plurality of sensors determine one or more chemotherapy-related physiological indicators and the one or more physiological indicators include at least parameters selected from red blood cell count, white blood cell count, platelets, and/or ejection fraction. The apparatus includes a communications module integrated with the chemotherapy access port, where the communications module is configured to communicate the one or more chemotherapy-related physiological indicators to a computing device.