Patent ID: 9675327
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,G01N

Claim:
1. A system for noninvasive monitoring of cancerous cells of a patient having cancer, comprising: an inflow catheter having an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end adapted to be positioned within a body cavity having an accumulation of fluid comprising cancerous cells; an outflow catheter having an inlet end and an outlet end adapted to be positioned in a bladder; an implantable pump having an implantable housing including an inlet port and an outlet port, a first controller disposed within the implantable housing, the inlet port coupled to the outlet end of the inflow catheter and the outlet port coupled to the inlet end of the outflow catheter, the first controller programmed to selectively activate the implantable pump to move the fluid comprising cancerous cells from the inlet end of the inflow catheter to the bladder during predetermined time periods; and an analysis station configured to analyze fluid including cancerous cells excreted from the bladder during urination to determine a parameter indicative of the progress of the cancer or an efficacy of a program to treat to the cancer.