Monitoring stress on a therapeutic agent during patient delivery

A method for conducting cell-based therapy, comprising the steps of:

• monitoring movement of therapeutic cells through a catheter, wherein the movement is controlled in association a medical procedure;
• measuring a level of stress on the therapeutic cells associated with the monitored movement;
• determining a shear on the therapeutic cells based on the measured level of stress;
• providing an indication of the shear to support regulation of the movement of the therapeutic cells through the catheter in response to the determined shear on the therapeutic cells;
• and
• establishing control for the shear on the therapeutic cells by the supported regulation of the movement of the therapeutic cells through the catheter.

A method for conducting cell-based therapy, comprising the steps of:

• monitoring movement of therapeutic cells through a catheter, wherein the movement is controlled in association the cell-based therapy;
• determining a shear on the therapeutic cells based on the monitored movement of the therapeutic cells;
• providing an indication of the shear to support regulation of the movement of the therapeutic cells through the catheter in response to the determined shear on the therapeutic cells;
• and
• establishing control for the shear on the therapeutic cells by repeatedly supported regulation of the movement of the therapeutic cells through the catheter as part of the cell-based therapy.