Medication adherence and/or counterfeit detection wearable electronic device
US11911176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7275
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method to determine medication adherence may include detecting whether a wearable electronic device is in use. The method may include detecting one or more markers in sweat vapor of the user using a chemical marker sensor of the wearable electronic device. The method may include, in response to detecting that the system is in use, determining whether the user has taken a therapeutic agent that includes the one or more markers based on detecting the one or more markers in the sweat vapor.
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