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Electronically and remotely controlled pill and system for delivering at least one medicament

  • US 9,327,076 B2
  • Filed: 08/26/2013
  • Issued: 05/03/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medicament delivery system for dispensing a medicament to a gastrointestinal tract of a body, said system comprising:

  • a housing;

    an opening in the housing;

    a reservoir for storing said medicament within said housing, the reservoir being in fluid communication with the opening;

    a pressure mechanism disposed in the housing for applying pressure to the reservoir to direct the medicament toward the opening;

    control and timing circuitry programmed with a dispensing timing pattern and comprising a clock, wherein the timing circuitry is adapted to transmit a release signal according to the timing pattern and the clock independent of a sensed physiological parameter of the gastrointestinal tract and independent of a contemporaneous signal from outside the body; and

    a release controller for receiving the release signal and controlling a release of the medicament from the reservoir.

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