Monitoring drug compliance, food-intake or toxin-intake using non-invasively-read labels
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a property of an ingested or intaken drug, food, drink or toxic substance, non-invasively or minimally invasively, which can also identify the subject person being monitored, if desired, comprising:
- a means of labeling the substance with a labeling media to have a useful signature indicative of, or bearing a relation to the property;
a means to allow the signature to be read non-invasively or minimally invasively; and
a means to identify, in any manner, who is being monitored.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for monitoring a property of an ingested or in-taken drug, food, drink or toxic substance, non-invasively or minimally invasively, which can also identify the subject person being monitored, if desired. The system comprises: a means of labeling the substance with a labeling media to have a useful signature indicative of, or bearing a relation to the property; a means to allow the signature to be read non-invasively or minimally invasively; and a means to identify, in any manner, who is being monitored.
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47 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a property of an ingested or intaken drug, food, drink or toxic substance, non-invasively or minimally invasively, which can also identify the subject person being monitored, if desired, comprising:
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a means of labeling the substance with a labeling media to have a useful signature indicative of, or bearing a relation to the property; a means to allow the signature to be read non-invasively or minimally invasively; and a means to identify, in any manner, who is being monitored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A method for monitoring drug therapy compliance by a human or animal patient consisting of a device that can detect a signal from a labeled pill, chewable capsule, lozenge, suppository, ingestible tablets, buccal tablets, troches, elixirs, suspensions, syrups, wafers, and the like administered to the patient and determining from the presence or absence of said detection whether said patient has ingested or received said pill, capsule or liquid in compliance with the medication regimen.
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40. A database or storage means for at least one patient including:
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a) patient identity or tracking information, including a name or biometric signature;
orb) patient monitoring data or useable memory space for such for at least one patient ingested or ingestable substance, the patient wearing, carrying, presenting oneself to or having a monitoring system capable of both said monitoring and said identification, the database being anywhere including being remotely located and/or on the patients system. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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43. Apparatus for detecting a fluorescent signature from at least one ingested fluorophore, the apparatus comprising:
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a collimated light source that emits electromagnetic radiation in the UV to blue region; an excitation filter through which the electromagnetic radiation is passed; a dichroic mirror that passes relatively shorter wavelengths and reflects relatively longer fluorescent wavelengths; means for directing the first electromagnetic radiation onto an area of a body containing the at least one ingested fluorophore to thereby cause fluorescent radiation to be emitted from the at least one ingested fluorophore; means for receiving the fluorescent radiation, the fluorescent radiation being longer than the electromagnetic radiation and thereby reflected off the dichroic mirror; an emission filter through which the fluorescent radiation is passed; and an optical detector for detecting the fluorescent radiation. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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