Abstract: An implantable insulin pump system and a method for regulating glucose are provided. The system includes a subcutaneous implantable infusion pump having a reservoir of medication, a catheter with an anchor balloon that inflates to engage the portal vein of a patient. The system also includes a glucose measurement device that performs a measurement correlated with blood glucose levels of the patient, and a control unit operatively coupled to the infusion pump and glucose measurement device. The control unit determines the dosage of the medication delivered to the patient. In the method, the catheter tip is implanted in the portal vein and the infusion pump is implanted subcutaneously. The glucose measurement device performs a measurement on a fluid of the patient, and an insulin dosage is calculated by the control unit based on the fluid measurement. The insulin dosage is then delivered into the portal vein.

Abstract: The present invention contemplates devices and methods to administer nutritional compositions and/or therapeutic drugs directly into a portal venous system. For example, total parenteral nutrition therapy may be administered directly into the hepatic portal venous system thus circumventing known side effects of conventional parenteral administration. Alternatively, hepatic diseases and disorders may be treated using locally administered therapeutic drugs. Devices capable of direct portal venous system administration include, but are not limited to, a direct portal access catheter or a transjugular access catheter.

Abstract: The present invention contemplates devices and methods to administer nutritional compositions and/or therapeutic drugs directly into a portal venous system. For example, total parenteral nutrition therapy may be administered directly into the hepatic portal venous system thus circumventing known side effects of conventional parenteral administration. Alternatively, hepatic diseases and disorders may be treated using locally administered therapeutic drugs. Devices capable of direct portal venous system administration include, but are not limited to, a direct portal access catheter or a transjugular access catheter.

Abstract: The present invention contemplates devices and methods to administer nutritional compositions and/or therapeutic drugs directly into a portal venous system. For example, total parenteral nutrition therapy may be administered directly into the hepatic portal venous system thus circumventing known side effects of conventional parenteral administration. Alternatively, hepatic diseases and disorders may be treated using locally administered therapeutic drugs. Devices capable of direct portal venous system administration include, but are not limited to, a direct portal access catheter or a transjugular access catheter.

Abstract: The present invention contemplates devices and methods to administer nutritional compositions and/or therapeutic drugs directly into a portal venous system. For example, total parenteral nutrition therapy may be administered directly into the hepatic portal venous system thus circumventing known side effects of conventional parenteral administration. Alternatively, hepatic diseases and disorders may be treated using locally administered therapeutic drugs. Devices capable of direct portal venous system administration include, but are not limited to, a direct portal access catheter or a transjugular access catheter.

Abstract: The present invention contemplates devices and methods to administer nutritional compositions and/or therapeutic drugs directly into a portal venous system. For example, total parenteral nutrition therapy may be administered directly into the hepatic portal venous system thus circumventing known side effects of conventional parenteral administration. Alternatively, hepatic diseases and disorders may be treated using locally administered therapeutic drugs. Devices capable of direct portal venous system administration include, but are not limited to, a direct portal access catheter or a transjugular access catheter.

Abstract: A system, and corresponding method, for operating fantasy sports games onsite at one or more facilities, such as restaurants, stadiums or arenas. The system includes a game management system that generates an input sheet for a fantasy sports game for a particular game period that defines game elements for a set of sporting events that occur during the game period. The system includes onsite game systems located at geographically dispersed facilities that are linked to a communications network to communicate with the game management system. The onsite game systems receive the input sheet, facilitate input of data for game players, and transfer the player data to the game management system. The mechanism generates results for each of the onsite game systems based on data for the set of sporting events and on the received player data. The mechanism transfers the facility-specific results to the onsite game systems for display.