Electronic compliance system and associated methods
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1. A medication adherence system, comprising:
- a vessel defining a space configured to receive a medication;
a tag coupled to an inner surface of the vessel, the tag being associated with identification data and configured to transmit the identification data wirelessly; and
a power source coupled to the tag and configured to harvest energy when at least one electrode of the power source chemically interacts with a patient'"'"'s stomach acid,wherein the power source is configured to store the harvested energy and deliver the energy to power transmission of the identification data in response to a trigger.
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Abstract
An electronic drug compliance monitoring system and associated methods utilize a pill having an electronic transmission capability and external means for receiving that transmission to sense the presence of the pill in the patient'"'"'s body or digestive tract.
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29 Claims
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1. A medication adherence system, comprising:
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a vessel defining a space configured to receive a medication; a tag coupled to an inner surface of the vessel, the tag being associated with identification data and configured to transmit the identification data wirelessly; and a power source coupled to the tag and configured to harvest energy when at least one electrode of the power source chemically interacts with a patient'"'"'s stomach acid, wherein the power source is configured to store the harvested energy and deliver the energy to power transmission of the identification data in response to a trigger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23)
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10. A medication adherence system, comprising:
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a vessel configured to transport a chemical formulation, the vessel comprising a first component and a second component that mate together to seal the vessel; a tag coupled to an inner surface of the first component, the tag being associated with identification data and configured to transmit the identification data wirelessly; and a power source coupled to the tag and configured to harvest energy when at least one electrode of the power source chemically interacts with a patient'"'"'s stomach acid, wherein the power source is configured to store the harvested energy and deliver the energy to power transmission of the identification data in response to a trigger. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, 26)
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16. A medication adherence system, comprising:
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a vessel configured to transport a medication; a tag coupled to an inner surface of the vessel, the tag being associated with identification data and configured to transmit the identification data wirelessly; a power source coupled to the tag and configured to harvest energy when at least one electrode of the power source chemically interacts with a patient'"'"'s stomach acid; and a reader in wireless communication with the tag and configured to receive the identification data, wherein the power source is configured to store the harvested energy and deliver the energy to power transmission of the identification data in response to a trigger. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 27, 28, 29)
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