Regulation of a physiological parameter or in vivo drug concentration by integral pulse frequency modulated bolus drug injections.

Abstract

This paper describes the designs for two novel, nonlinear, discrete, drug injection controllers. The basis for these controllers is integral pulse frequency modulation (IPFM). An IPFM controller injects small boluses of a drug into a pharmacokinetic (PK) plant to achieve regulation of the plant output. Bolus injections are advantageous because they provide a precise knowledge of the times and the cumulative amount of drug injected, and they require a discrete-action pump suitable for digital control, miniaturization, and implantation.