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System to monitor the ingestion of medicines

US8564432B2 · kind B2 · utility

66Cited by

34References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Carestream Health, Inc. · US

Inventors

Edward Covannon · Ontario, US
John R. Squilla · Rochester, US
Donna K. Rankin-Parobek · Honeoye Falls, US
Eugene R. Rinas · Rochester, US
Nelson A. Blish · Rochester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 9, 2009
Grant date	Oct 22, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 6, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01Q1/2208
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for monitoring ingestion of medicine (21) comprises forming a digestible radio frequency identification (RFID) tag (10). The RFID tag is attached to the medicine. The RFID tag and medicine are ingested. A signal from the RFID tag is monitored.

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