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US 7,782,189 B2Granted
System to monitor the ingestion of medicines
AssigneeCarestream Health, Inc.
InventorsJohn P. Spoonhower, Edward Covannon
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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.
Claims4
A method for monitoring ingestion of medicine comprising the steps of:
- forming an antenna comprised of conductive material and said medicine;
- forming a digestible radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprised of at least one of said antennas;
- ingesting said RFID tag;
- activating said RFID tag with signals and power from an external transmitter;
- transmitting signals from said RFID tag to an external receiver;
- and
- monitoring a signal from said RFID tag for changes in said signal due to dissolution of said antenna;
- wherein said conductive material comprises metal segments and said medicine binds together said segments of said antenna.
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A medication for administration by mouth, comprising:
- an antenna comprising said medication and conductive material;
- and
- an RFID tag connected to said antenna,
- whereby dissolution of said medication renders said antenna inoperable;
- wherein said conductive material comprises conductive segments bound in contact by said medication.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.