After watching the numerous tools in paraphernalia for improving drug delivery round here, from the pill bottle to high-powered jet injectors to the ever-popular drug-toting, blood-swimming robots, which are great to analyze the exact location of the malign tissue. A group of European scientists seem to think there’s still room for improvement, recently introducting their Intellidrug tooth implant device. Technically a “dental prosthesis”, the device is designed and developed to find inside two artificial molars (which could cause a problem for those that still have their teeth) and deliver small doses of medication as needed, with the patient absorbing it in the mucous membranes of their cheeks. Of course, there’s only so much medicine you can cram into a pair of teeth, with the scientists saying patient’s should be able to store enough for a couple of weeks, after which they’ll have to check in for a refill and a battery replacement. Most of us are likely still quite a ways off from running down to the neighborhood drug store to get our teeth topped off, however, with clinical testing and advanced R&D of the Intellidrug is proposed to be initiated later this year. Welcome to the future beyond Medtronics...
Via:gizmag
