Drug depot in a tooth
Posted by:Editor on Monday February 5th, 2007
The Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT in Germany have developed a dental prosthesis consisting of a drug-filled reservoir, a valve, two sensors and several electronic components. Saliva enters the reservoir via a membrane, dissolves part of the solid drug and flows through a small duct into the mouth cavity, where it is absorbed by the mucous membranes in the patient’s cheeks. The duct is fitted with two sensors that monitor the amount of medicine being released into the body. The patient has to have the agent refilled every few weeks.
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posted by Ajou Huang @ Saturday, February 10, 2007
2 Comments:
Chronically ill patients are often tired of constantly having to swallow tablets, while those with dementia simply cannot cope.I'm glad that there is new device found.
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