Nathan P. Myhrvold;Eric C. Leuthardt;Lowell L. Wood, Jr.;Robert Langer;Roderick A. Hyde;Muriel Y. Ishikawa;Elizabeth A. Sweeney;Edward K. Y. Jung
发明人:
Roderick A. Hyde,Muriel Y. Ishikawa,Edward K. Y. Jung,Robert Langer,Eric C. Leuthardt,Nathan P. Myhrvold,Elizabeth A. Sweeney,Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
申请号:
US12803215
公开号:
US08308672B2
申请日:
2010.06.21
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
Devices, systems, and methods are described herein for controlling or modulating the levels of one or more target components in the blood and/or lymph of a vertebrate subject. Devices and systems are provided that include a body defining at least one lumen configured for fluid flow; at least one controllable flow barrier to fluid flow into the at least one lumen; at least one first reservoir disposed within the body and configured to include one or more bifunctional tags, wherein the one or more bifunctional tags are configured to selectively bind to one or more target components in one or more of blood fluid or lymph fluid of a vertebrate subject; at least one treatment region disposed within the at least one lumen; and at least one second reservoir disposed in the at least one treatment region and configured to include one or more reactive components, wherein the one or more reactive components are configured to sequester the one or more bifunctional tags when bound to the one or more target components.