Body Cavity Physiological Measurement Device
OwnerBeth Rosensheininventor
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Abstract
Provided herein is a self-contained physiological measuring device adapted for disposition within a patient body cavity, primarily the vagina, for an extended period of time (e.g., 6-48 hours or more). While disposed within the body cavity, the device periodically measures one or more physiological parameters. In addition to measuring such physiological parameters, the device is operative to store such measurements to memory for subsequent download/processing upon removal of the device from the body cavity and/or upon wireless interrogation.
Claims16
A method for generating diagnostic markers associated with hypogonadism in women, comprising:
- obtaining, from a plurality of individuals, a plurality of measurements of intra-vaginal physiological parameters, wherein said measurements are taken over an extended monitoring period by a self contained intra-vaginal monitoring device;
- for each individual, correlating said parameter measurements with a corresponding level of a measured gonadtropin obtained from a blood sample;
- analyzing said plurality of parameter measurements and a corresponding plurality of gonadtropin levels to identify a relationship between at least one physiological parameter and said gonadtropin levels.
A method for monitoring and treating hypogonadism in a female patient, comprising:
- using a self-contained intra-vaginal measurement device to take a plurality of intra-vaginal physiological parameter measurements over and extended monitoring period;
- processing said physiological parameter measurements in said self-contained intra-vaginal measurement device to compare said parameter measurements to stored pre-established baseline values associated with differing levels of gonadtropins;
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- upon identifying an abnormal gonadtropin level indicative of hypogonadism, administering at least a first therapeutic agent contained within a reservoir attached to the self-contained intra-vaginal measurement device.
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