Electronic medication compliance monitoring system and associated methods
AssigneeetectRx, Inc.
InventorsNeil R. Euliano, Brent A. Myers, Jose C. Principe, Venkata V. Meka, Glen Flores
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring a patient's compliance with a medication regimen includes an electronic tag integral with or attached to a medicine delivery device such as a capsule, the tag having an antenna and a receiver/transmitter, the system also including a reader positioned externally for detecting the presence and location of the delivery device in the patient.
Claims20
An electronic system for monitoring a patient's compliance with a medication program, the electronic system comprising:
- an ingestible medicine delivery device;
- a tag fitted with the delivery device;
- a tag electronic circuit carried by the tag, wherein the electronic circuit is capable of processing and transmitting one or more out-link radio frequency signals to indicate the delivery device is present within the patient's body;
- an electronic reader adapted to be positioned externally adjacent the patient, wherein the reader is capable of processing the one or more out-link radio frequency signals received from the tag;
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- a remote device configured to receive information from the electronic reader and generate data indicative of the patient's mediation compliance with the medication program based on the information received from the electronic reader.
An ingestible electronic tag system for use in tracking ingested medication in a patient's body, the ingestible electronic tag system comprising:
- an electrically insulated substrate having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface;
- a tag electronic circuit fitted to one of the surfaces of the substrate, wherein the tag electronic circuit is capable of transmitting one or more out-link signals containing data representative of a status of the tag and its location;
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- an antenna disposed across one of the substrate surfaces and electrically coupled to the tag electronic circuit for transmitting the one or more out-link signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.