Drug delivery capsules with external intelligence
AssigneeStoco10 GmbH
InventorsVentzeslav Petrov Iordanov, Hans Zou, Christoph Wanke, Klaas Kerkhof, Jeffrey A. Shimizu
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Abstract
A system for administering a medicament includes a plurality of capsules, a capsule dispenser, and a capsule activator. Each of the capsules includes a reservoir containing a medicament and an outlet in communication with the reservoir through which the medicament exits the capsule. The capsule dispenser releasably contains the ingestible capsules and is adapted to dispense the capsules to a user in accordance with a predetermined schedule. The capsule activator activates the dispensed capsules prior to administration to the user.
Claims22
A system comprising:
- a capsule, comprising:
- a reservoir configured to contain a medicament;
- an outlet;
- and
- an actuator;
- and
- a unit external to the capsule,
- wherein the unit comprises an activator configured so that:
- in a first state of the system prior activation of the capsule by the activator and prior to administration of the capsule to a user, the capsule is configured to keep the medicament within the reservoir;
- and
- in a second state of the system after activation of the capsule by the activator and prior to administration of the capsule to the user, the activator activates the capsule so that the actuator is capable of expelling the medicament from the capsule via the outlet.
A system, comprising:
- a capsule, comprising:
- a reservoir configured to contain a medicament;
- an outlet;
- and
- an actuator;
- and
- a unit external to the capsule,
- wherein the unit comprises an activator configured so that:
- in a first state of the system prior activation of the capsule by the activator and when the capsule is in the unit, the capsule is configured to keep the medicament within the reservoir;
- and
- in a second state of the system after activation of the capsule by the activator and when the capsule is in the unit, the activator activates the capsule so that the actuator is capable of expelling the medicament from the capsule via the outlet.
A system, comprising:
- a capsule, comprising:
- a reservoir configured to contain a medicament;
- an outlet through which the medicament may leave the capsule;
- and
- a unit configured to house and dispense the capsule,
- wherein at least one of the following holds:
- the unit is configured to wirelessly communicate with the capsule;
- and
- the unit is configured to wirelessly communicate with a member external to the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.