Masticable ingestible product and communication system therefor
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one ingestible device to communicate information, the at least one ingestible device associated with an ingestible medication to be ingested;
at least one environmentally sensitive coating material at least partially surrounding the at least one ingestible device, wherein the environmentally sensitive coating material is a first coating; and
a second coating that is provided over the first coating; and
wherein the at least one environmentally sensitive coating material protects the ingestible device from dissolving in a liquid carrier component.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An apparatus includes a food product, at least one ingestible device associated with the food product to communicate information and at least one coating material surrounding the at least one ingestible device is disclosed. The ingestible device is associated with an ingestible medication to be ingested in conjunction with the food product. The coating is configured to release the at least one ingestible device upon the occurrence of an event.
1399 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. An apparatus, comprising:
-
at least one ingestible device to communicate information, the at least one ingestible device associated with an ingestible medication to be ingested; at least one environmentally sensitive coating material at least partially surrounding the at least one ingestible device, wherein the environmentally sensitive coating material is a first coating; and a second coating that is provided over the first coating; and wherein the at least one environmentally sensitive coating material protects the ingestible device from dissolving in a liquid carrier component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. A system, comprising:
-
at least one ingestible device to communicate information, the ingestible device associated with an ingestible medication to be ingested; at least one environmentally sensitive coating material at least partially surrounding the at least one ingestible device, wherein the environmentally sensitive coating material is a first coating; and a second coating that is provided over the first coating; and wherein the environmentally sensitive coating material protects the ingestible device from dissolving in a liquid carrier component; and an acoustic receiver configured to couple to a user, the acoustic receiver configured to detect acoustic sounds emanating from a body of a user.
-
-
20. An apparatus, comprising:
-
at least one ingestible device to communicate information, the at least one ingestible device associated with an ingestible medication to be ingested; at least one environmentally sensitive coating material at least partially surrounding the at least one ingestible device; and a liquid carrier component that is provided over the at least one environmentally sensitive coating; and wherein the at least one environmentally sensitive coating material protects the ingestible device from dissolving in the liquid carrier component.
-
Specification