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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey W. Clymer, Mason, OH (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Mason, OH (US);
Donna L. Korvick, Maineville, OH (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Cory G. Kimball, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, III, Loveland, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
Biomarkers are collected and used to determine biological propensities of a patient, to determine the efficacy of medical devices, to select and administer therapeutic agents, to select medical devices, to make adjustments to medical devices, and/or to adjust surgical techniques. An apparatus includes a port to draw a biological fluid (e.g., a mist) from a surgical site. The apparatus includes a sensor having a cantilevered beam. The beam includes substances selected to attract certain biomarkers as the fluid is communicated across the beam. The same apparatus or another apparatus is used to administer a therapeutic agent based at least in part on collected biomarker data. The therapeutic agent delivery apparatus may include a device that is also used to create a wound at a surgical site. For instance, a harmonic surgical instrument may be used to both collect biomarkers and administer a therapeutic agent (e.g., gene therapy using sonoporation).