OPTIMIZED INTRATHECAL DRUG DELIVERY
FIG1 is a schematic view depicting an intrathecal drug delivery system in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure
Referring to FIG1, a schematic view of an intrathecal drug delivery system 100 is depicted in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure. The intrathecal drug delivery system 100 can include an implantable medical pump 102, one or more physiological sensors 104 (such as sensors 104A and 104B), and optional server 105, and an optional external programmer 106.
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['1. An intrathecal drug delivery system (100) configured to monitor one or more physiological conditions of a patient to look for opportunities to time medicament delivery to coincide with a desired posture of the patient or patient activity inferring heightened cerebrospinal fluid oscillations, thereby improving dispersion of the medicament within an intrathecal space of the patient, the intrathecal drug delivery system comprising: an implantable medical pump (102) configured to deliver medicament within the intrathecal space of a patient; one or more physiological sensors (104) configured to monitor one or more physiological conditions of the patient; and an external programmer (106) configured to program the implantable medical pump (102) with a treatment protocol specifying at least one period of time during which a specified quantity of medicament is to be administered, wherein during the at least one period of time, the implantable medical pump (102) utilizes data from the one or more physiological sensors (104) to time delivery of the medicament.']