Pharmaceutical dosages delivery system
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1. A system comprising:
- a carrier housing having a closed end and an open end, the carrier housing defining an internal volume, wherein the open end further comprises an engagement area on the inner wall of the carrier housing;
a cap comprising a top end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end includes an insertion portion configured to couple with the engagement area of the open end of the carrier housing to seal the internal volume thereof, wherein the insertion portion and the engagement area are configured to seal the internal volume of the carrier when the cap and carrier housing are assembled, and release the cap from the carrier housing after the cap and carrier housing are ingested; and
at least one device secured to the cap, wherein each device is configured to produce an identifiable current signature for communicating information when the device comes into contact with an electrically conductive fluid as the carrier housing comes into contact with the conductive fluid.
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Abstract
Pharmaceutical delivery systems for delivering dosages according to the present invention include a carrier component and a cap configured to seal an internal volume of the carrier component, wherein the cap includes a device that produces a unique current signature. Dosages prepared to be delivered according to embodiments of the invention find use in a variety of different applications, including clinical trials.
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36 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a carrier housing having a closed end and an open end, the carrier housing defining an internal volume, wherein the open end further comprises an engagement area on the inner wall of the carrier housing; a cap comprising a top end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end includes an insertion portion configured to couple with the engagement area of the open end of the carrier housing to seal the internal volume thereof, wherein the insertion portion and the engagement area are configured to seal the internal volume of the carrier when the cap and carrier housing are assembled, and release the cap from the carrier housing after the cap and carrier housing are ingested; and at least one device secured to the cap, wherein each device is configured to produce an identifiable current signature for communicating information when the device comes into contact with an electrically conductive fluid as the carrier housing comes into contact with the conductive fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a carrier housing having a closed end and an open end, the carrier housing defining an internal volume, wherein the open end further comprises an engagement area on the inner wall of the carrier housing; an apparatus positioned within the internal volume defined by the housing for altering the buoyancy of the carrier housing; a cap comprising a top end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end includes an insertion portion configured to couple with the engagement area of the open end of the carrier housing to seal the internal volume thereof, wherein the insertion portion and the engagement area are configured to seal the internal volume when the cap and the carrier housing are assembled, and release the cap from the carrier housing after the cap and the carrier housing are ingested; and at least one device secured to the cap, wherein each device is configured to produce an identifiable current signature for communicating information when the device comes into contact with an electrically conductive fluid as the carrier housing comes into contact with the conductive fluid. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising:
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a dissolvable casing having a closed end and an open end, the dissolvable casing defining an internal volume, wherein the open end further comprises an engagement area on the inner wall of the carrier housing; a cap comprising a top end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end includes an insertion portion configured to couple with the engagement area of the open end of the dissolvable casing to seal the internal volume thereof, wherein the insertion portion and the engagement area are configured to seal the internal volume when the cap and the dissolvable casing are assembled, and release the cap from the dissolvable casing after the cap and the dissolvable casing are ingested; and at least one device secured to the cap, wherein each device is configured to produce an identifiable current signature for communicating information when the device comes into contact with an electrically conductive fluid as the dissolvable casing comes into contact with the conductive fluid. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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