Medication compliance system and associated methods
US7796043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/13
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for monitoring medication compliance in a patient includes an electronic pill that includes a drug-transporting device and an antenna positioned on a surface of the drug-transporting device. A detector is positionable external a gastrointestinal tract of a patient for detecting a presence of the antenna in the patient gastrointestinal tract.
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