System for automatically amending energy field characteristics in the application of an energy field to a living organism for treatment of invasive agents

Abstract

The Energy Field and Target Correlation System automatically correlates the characteristics of target particles and a living organism to compute the characteristics of an energy field that is applied to a living organism to activate the target particles which are bound to or consumed or taken up by invasive agents in the living organism to produce detectable effects which can be used to treat the invasive agents. The energy field must be crafted to properly control the response and localize the extent of the illumination. The System automatically selects a set of energy field characteristics, including: field type, frequency, field strength, duration, field modulation, repetition frequency, beam size, and focal point. The determined energy field characteristics then are used to activate field generators to generate the desired energy field.

1 . An invasive agent intervention system for use in activating target particles, which are inserted into a living organism in a manner to associate with invasive agents, comprising:
 an energy field controller for automatically selecting energy field characteristics from the characteristics of energy fields including at least one of: field type, frequency, field strength, duration, field modulation, repetition frequency, polarization, beam size, and focal point, to energize a selected type of target particle in a predetermined manner in a portion of a living organism;   a field generator for generating an energy field having said selected energy field characteristics for application to said portion of the living organism to illuminate said target particles located in the living organism;   an imaging detector, responsive to illumination of said target particles, for producing data indicative of the behavior of the illuminated target particles; and   wherein said energy field controller comprises:
 an imaging feedback process, responsive to said data indicative of the behavior of the activated target particles, for automatically amending said automatically selected energy field characteristics. 
   
     
     
         2 . The invasive agent intervention system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a target particle database for maintaining a listing of characteristics of at least one type of target particle from the characteristics of target particles including at least one of: size, shape, material composition, density, surface coating, geometry, contents, or behavior in the presence of an energy field having predetermined characteristics.   
     
     
         3 . The invasive agent detection system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 detection databases for storing data relevant to the detection of invasive agents, comprising at least one of:
 a patient data database for maintaining living organism-specific data which provides data regarding at least one of: age, sex, weight, prior surgeries, or other conditions relevant to the detection of invasive agents, 
 an empirical and analytical data database for maintaining information, which has been collected via at least one of: modeling, testing, theoretical computations, and past experiences, relating to detection of invasive agents in a living organism, 
 a reflection characteristics database for maintaining data which represents the percentage of an incident signal which is reflected at the interface between two materials, 
 a penetration depth database for maintaining data which represents the attenuation of an incident signal as it passes through a selected material, and 
 a living organism characterization database for storing data which defines a three-dimensional physical composition of at least one characteristic of a living organism selected from the set of characteristics comprising: material, shape, size, density, or surface treatment. 
   
     
     
         4 . The invasive agent intervention system of  claim 3  wherein said energy field controller comprises:
 an imaging energy field calculator, responsive to said data stored in said target particle database and said detection databases, for determining characteristics of an energy field, incident on said target particles, required to activate said target particles located in the living organism to respond in a predetermined detectable manner to enable the identification of a presence and locus of invasive agents in the living organism. 
 
     
     
         5 . The invasive agent intervention system of  claim 4  wherein said energy field controller further comprises:
 an imaging energy field output calculator, responsive to said determined characteristics of an energy field that is incident on said target particles and also said data stored in said target particle database and said detection databases, for calculating a set of energy field generator control signals that are required to activate said energy field generator to output an energy field that produces said determined characteristics of an energy field that is incident on said target particles. 
 
     
     
         6 . The invasive agent intervention system of  claim 3  wherein said energy field controller comprises:
 an invasive agent destruction field calculator, responsive to said data stored in said target particle database and said detection databases, for determining characteristics of an energy field, incident on said target particles, required to activate said target particles located in the living organism to respond in a predetermined detectable manner to destroy invasive agents in the living organism. 
 
     
     
         7 . The invasive agent intervention system of  claim 6  wherein said energy field controller further comprises:
 an invasive agent destruction field output calculator, responsive to said determined characteristics of an energy field that is incident on said target particles and also said data stored in said target particle database and said detection databases, for calculating a set of invasive agent destruction field generator control signals that are required to activate said energy field generator to output an energy field that produces said determined characteristics of an energy field that is incident on said target particles. 
 
     
     
         8 . The invasive agent intervention system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an empirical and analytical data database for maintaining empirical and analytical data, which has been collected via at least one of: modeling, testing, theoretical computations, and past experiences, relating to behavior of activated target particles in a living organism.   
     
     
         9 . The invasive agent intervention system of  claim 8  wherein said energy field controller comprises:
 a correlation process for correlating said data indicative of the behavior of the activated target particles with said empirical and analytical data to automatically amend said automatically selected energy field characteristics. 
 
     
     
         10 . The invasive agent intervention system of  claim 9  wherein said target particles located in the living organism respond to an incident energy field with a thermal rise in the target particles, said target energy field calculator comprising:
 a thermal profile which defines a predetermined time-based thermal rise in the target particles. 
 
     
     
         11 . A method of operating an invasive agent intervention system for use in activating target particles, which are inserted into a living organism in a manner to associate with invasive agents, comprising:
 automatically selecting energy field characteristics from the characteristics of energy fields including at least one of: field type, frequency, field strength, duration, field modulation, repetition frequency, polarization, beam size, and focal point, to energize a selected type of target particles in a predetermined manner in a portion of a living organism;   generating an energy field having said selected energy field characteristics for application to said portion of the living organism to illuminate said target particles located in the living organism;   producing, responsive to illumination of said target particles and using an imaging detector, data indicative of the behavior of the illuminated target particles; and   wherein said step of automatically selecting comprises:
 automatically amending, in response to said data indicative of the behavior of the activated target particles, said automatically selected energy field characteristics. 
   
     
     
         12 . The method of operating an invasive agent intervention system of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 maintaining a listing of characteristics of at least one type of target particle from the characteristics of target particles including at least one of: size, shape, material composition, density, surface coating, geometry, contents, or behavior in the presence of an energy field having predetermined characteristics.   
     
     
         13 . The method of operating an invasive agent detection system of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 storing in detection databases data relevant to the detection of invasive agents, comprising at least one of:
 maintaining in a patient data database living organism-specific data which provides data regarding at least one of: age, sex, weight, prior surgeries, or other conditions relevant to the detection of invasive agents, 
 maintaining in an empirical and analytical data database information, which has been collected via at least one of: modeling, testing, theoretical computations, and past experiences, relating to detection of invasive agents in a living organism, 
 maintaining in a reflection characteristics database data which represents the percentage of an incident signal which is reflected at the interface between two materials, 
 maintaining in a penetration depth database data which represents the attenuation of an incident signal as it passes through a selected material, and 
 maintaining in a living organism characterization database data which defines a three-dimensional physical composition of at least one characteristic of a living organism selected from the set of characteristics comprising: material, shape, size, density, or surface treatment. 
   
     
     
         14 . The method of operating an invasive agent intervention system of  claim 13  wherein said step of automatically selecting comprises:
 storing data indicative of at least one of: data which characterizes the relationship between the invasive agent and the detection/treatment characteristics needed to produce a detectable effect for a selected type of target particle, characteristics of the living organism, and characteristics of the invasive agent; and 
 determining, in response to said data stored in said target particle database and said living organism database, characteristics of an imaging energy field, incident on said target particles, required to activate said target particles located in the living organism to respond in a predetermined detectable manner to enable the identification of a presence and locus of invasive agents in the living organism. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of operating an invasive agent intervention system of  claim 14  wherein said step of automatically selecting further comprises:
 calculating, in response to said determined characteristics of an energy field that is incident on said target particles and also said data stored in said target particle database and said living organism database, a set of imaging energy field generator control signals that are required to activate said energy field generator to output an energy field that produces said determined characteristics of an energy field that is incident on said target particles. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of operating an invasive agent intervention system of  claim 12  wherein said step of automatically selecting comprises:
 determining, in response to said data stored in said target particle database and said living organism database, characteristics of an invasive agent destruction energy field, incident on said target particles, required to activate said target particles located in the living organism to respond in a predetermined detectable manner to destroy invasive agents in the living organism. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of operating an invasive agent intervention system of  claim 16  wherein said step of automatically selecting further comprises:
 calculating, in response to said determined characteristics of an energy field that is incident on said target particles and also said data stored in said target particle database and said living organism database, a set of invasive agent destruction field generator control signals that are required to activate said energy field generator to output an energy field that produces said determined characteristics of an energy field that is incident on said target particles. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of operating an invasive agent intervention system of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 maintaining empirical and analytical data, which has been collected via at least one of: modeling, testing, theoretical computations, and past experiences relating to behavior of activated target particles in a living organism.   
     
     
         19 . The method of operating an invasive agent intervention system of  claim 18  wherein said step of automatically selecting comprises:
 correlating said data indicative of the behavior of the activated target particles with said empirical and analytical data to automatically amend said automatically selected energy field characteristics. 
 
     
     
         20 . The method of operating an invasive agent intervention system of  claim 19  wherein said target particles located in the living organism respond to an incident energy field with a thermal rise in the target particles, said step of automatically selecting comprising:
 defining a predetermined time-based thermal rise in the target particles.