Medication compliance system and associated methods
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1. An electronic pill for monitoring medication compliance in a patient comprising:
- a drug-transporting device; and
an antenna positioned on a surface of the drug-transporting device, the antenna adapted for detection from a gastrointestinal tract of the patient by a detecting device positionable external the patient gastrointestinal tract.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring medication compliance in a patient includes an electronic pill that includes a drug-transporting device and an antenna positioned on a surface of the drug-transporting device. A detector is positionable external a gastrointestinal tract of a patient for detecting a presence of the antenna in the patient gastrointestinal tract.
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1. An electronic pill for monitoring medication compliance in a patient comprising:
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a drug-transporting device; and
an antenna positioned on a surface of the drug-transporting device, the antenna adapted for detection from a gastrointestinal tract of the patient by a detecting device positionable external the patient gastrointestinal tract. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medication compliance system comprising:
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an electronic pill comprising;
a drug-transporting device; and
an antenna positioned on a surface of the drug-transporting device; and
a detector positionable external a gastrointestinal tract of a patient for detecting a presence of the antenna in the patient gastrointestinal tract. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for detecting medication compliance comprising the steps of:
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requesting a patient to take an electronic pill comprising a drug-transporting device and an antenna positioned on a surface of the drug-transporting device; and
detecting a presence of the antenna in a gastrointestinal tract of a patient from a position external the patient gastrointestinal tract. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for making an electronic pill adapted for monitoring for medication compliance in a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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affixing an antenna to a surface of a medication delivery device, the antenna detectable from a gastrointestinal tract of the patient by a detecting device positionable external the patient gastrointestinal tract; and
filling the delivery device with a medication. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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