Telemetry capsule and process
AssigneesState University of New York, Gastrotarget Corp.
InventorsJerome J. Schentag, David T. D'Andrea
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Abstract
An ingestible capsule and process for delivery, particularly repeatable delivery, of a medicament to the alimentary canal is disclosed wherein an essentially non-digestible capsule contains an electric energy emitting means, a radio signal transmitting means, a medicament storage means and a remote actuatable medicament releasing means. The capsule signals a remote receiver as it progresses through the alimentary tract in a previously mapped route and upon reaching a specified site is remotely triggered to release a dosage of medicament.
Claims55
An ingestible capsule for delivery of a medicament to the alimentary canal of an animal comprising, an electric power source, a radio signal transmitting means in enabling circuitry with said power source suitable for transmitting a radio signal the location from which emanates being trackable through animal tissue, a medicament storage compartment, and a medicament releasing means for releasing medicament from said storage compartment, all encased in an essentially non-digestable outer shell that is configured to pass through said alimentary canal, said medicament releasing means being actuatable by radio signal transmitted from a site exterior of the body of said animal.
An ingestible capsule for delivery of a medicament to the alimentary canal comprising, a non-digestible outer shell;
- an electric power source;
- a radio signal transmitting means in enabling circuitry with said power source suitable for transmitting a radio signal the location from which is emanates being trackable through animal tissue;
- a medicament storage compartment comprising a filling membrane and a dosing means;
- and, a remote actuatable medicament releasing means.
An ingestible capsule for delivery of a medicament to the alimentary canal comprising, a non-digestible outer shell;
- an electric power source;
- a radio signal transmitting means in enabling circuitry with said power source suitable for transmitting a radio signal the location from which it emanates being trackable through animal tissue;
- a medicament storage compartment comprising a filling membrane and a dosing means;
- diaphragm means, arranged to separate reactants that upon contact generate a gaseous product;
- means to rupture said diaphragm;
- and piston means, arranged to move in response to generation of said gaseous product.
A process for the delivery of a medicament to a selected site in the alimentary canal of an animal comprising, providing an ingestible capsule containing a signal transmitting means, medicament and a remote actuatable medicament releasing means;
- ingesting said capsule into the alimentary canal;
- transmitting a signal trackable through animal tissue from said transmitting means contained in said capsule, said signal being suitable for determining location of said capsule;
- receiving said transmitted signal exterior of the body of said animal;
- comparing said signal to a pre-established model and transmitting an actuating signal to said remote actuatable medicament releasing means contained in said capsule for releasing said medicament from said capsule, in response to the comparison.
A process for the collection of data for the delivery of a medicament to a selected site in the alimentary canal of an animal comprising, providing an ingestible capsule containing a radio signal transmitting means suitable for determining location of said capsule ingesting said capsule into the alimentary canal;
- transmitting a radio signal from said transmitting means;
- receiving said transmitted signal exterior of the body of said animal at multiple receiving antennae arranged about said canal;
- digitizing said signal received by said multiple antennae;
- storing said digitized signal in computer recoverable, time sequence memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.