Drug device configured for wireless communication

• US 9,878,138 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2015
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pop Test Abuse Deterrent Technology, LLC
• Original Assignee: Pop Test Abuse Deterrent Technology, LLC
• Inventors: Altschul, Randice Lisa, Theise, Neil David, Ene, Razvan Andrei, Rapkin, Myron, O'Brien, Rebecca
• Primary Examiner(s): SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE
• Application Number:
  US15/315,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20170106178A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
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Abstract

This invention relates to an ingestible drug delivery device configured for wireless communication with other ingestible drug delivery devices.

Claims

1. A method for preventing accidental or intentional overdosing of at least one bioactive substance by a patient, said method comprising:

(a) forming an ingestible drug delivery device by a device manufacturer, said ingestible drug delivery device comprising a capsule body comprising;

a sensor for sensing at least one biologic condition within a patient;

a bioactive substance module comprising a container for holding a volume and/or quantity of bioactive substance therein and a microactuator for dispensing said bioactive substance from said container to a location outside of said capsule body;

an electronics module, coupled to said sensor and said bioactive substance module, said electronics module comprising a processor, a transponder and a memory, said memory configured for storing data related to said bioactive substance and data received in signals from said sensor;

a power source coupled to said sensor, said bioactive substance module and said electronics module;

(b) establishing a unique device ID in said memory by the manufacturer and setting a first flag in said memory by the manufacturer;

(c) conveying said ingestible drug delivery device to a pharmacist, the pharmacist communicating with said ingestible drug delivery device using a programming terminal to store data related to the pharmacist and said patient ID authorized to ingest said ingestible drug delivery device in said memory and to set a second flag in said memory;

(d) ingesting said ingestible drug delivery device by the patient, the patient having a patient interface device that communicates with said ingestible drug delivery device to provide a patient ID to said ingestible drug delivery device, said transponder transmitting a wireless signal comprising a unique device ID of said ingestible drug delivery device upon ingestion;

(e) analyzing, by said processor, to determine;

(i) that said first flag is set

(ii) that said second flag is set and

(iii) that said patient ID provided by said patient interface device matches said patient ID provided by the pharmacist; and

(f) disabling the dispensing of said at least one bioactive substance if either one of said first or second flags is not set or if no match is determined by said processor between said patient ID provided by said patient interface device and said patient ID provided by the pharmacist, and enabling the dispensing of said at least one bioactive substance only if said first and second flags are set and said patient ID provided by said patient interface device matches said patient ID provided by the pharmacist and moving to step (g);

(g) listening, by said processor, for a wireless signal comprising a device ID, different from said ingestible drug delivery device'"'"'s unique device ID, and if no said wireless signal comprising a device ID different from said ingestible drug delivery device'"'"'s unique ID is received within a predetermined period, said processor declaring itself a master drug delivery device by transmitting a master drug delivery device identification signal and moving to step (h) which halts any dispense process of any other ingested drug delivery device that satisfied steps (e)(i)-(iii), and if said wireless signal comprising a device ID different from said ingestible drug delivery device'"'"'s unique ID is received within said predetermined period, said processor wirelessly halts its dispense process and continues to listen for said wireless signal comprising a device ID, different from said ingestible drug delivery device'"'"'s unique device ID; and

(h) dispensing said bioactive substance.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of said processor of said master drug delivery device determining whether the large intestine has been entered or whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed since ingestion.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of said processor of said master drug delivery device storing the identification and receipt time of any wireless signal comprising said device ID, different from said ingestible drug delivery device'"'"'s unique ID, received by said processor.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of said processor of said master drug delivery device organizing the identifications of a plurality of ingested drug delivery devices based upon said respective receipt times of respective wireless signals.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of said processor of said master drug delivery device communicating with the ingested drug delivery device whose receipt time was closest to the ingestion of said master drug delivery device.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of said processor of said master drug delivery device reaching either the large intestine or whether said eight hours has elapsed, whichever occurs first, and conferring to said ingested drug delivery device, whose receipt time was closest to the ingestion of said master drug delivery device, a title of new master drug delivery device along with said drug delivery device data, said original master drug delivery device shutting down permanently.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said data related to the pharmacist comprises a digital signature of the pharmacist.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said volume of bioactive substance comprises an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and further comprising step of deactivating said API if said ingestible drug delivery device is tampered with.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said sensor is capable of detecting the concentration of bioactive substance in the patient, and can prevent release of additional bioactive substance when contraindicated.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said sensor is capable of detecting pregnancy, and prevents release of bioactive substance when the patient is determined to be pregnant.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein said sensor is selected from the group consisting of electronic, biological, chemical, digital sensors, and combinations thereof.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein said sensor is selected from the group consisting of a pH sensor, a temperature sensor, a glucose sensor, a pregnancy sensor, a drug sensor, a phenylalanine sensor, and combinations thereof.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein said sensor comprises a drug sensor for analytes selected from the group consisting of alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, cocaine (including crack cocaine), cannabis, amphetamines (including crystal methamphetamine), opiates and opiate analogues (including heroine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, methadone), dextromethorphan, benzodiazepines, ecstasy (MDMA), GHB, barbiturates, khat, kratom, PCP, LSD, ketamine, peyote, mescaline, psilocybin, rohypnol, Salvia divinorum, antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, sleep aids, allergy medications, and combinations thereof, and prevents release of additional bioactive substance when contraindicated.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of preventing the dispensing of said bioactive substance if said processor determines that the patient that ingested a compound selected from the group consisting of alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, cocaine (including crack cocaine), cannabis, amphetamines (including crystal methamphetamine), opiates and opiate analogues (including heroine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, methadone), dextromethorphan, benzodiazepines, ecstasy (MDMA), GHB, barbiturates, khat, kratom, PCP, LSD, ketamine, peyote, mescaline, psilocybin, rohypnol, Salvia divinorum, antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, sleep aids, allergy medications, and combinations thereof wherein said sensor is capable of detecting the concentration of bioactive substance in the patient, and prevents release of additional bioactive substance when contraindicated.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the ingestible drug delivery device further comprises a deactivation module comprising a container for holding a volume and/or quantity of a deactivator and a microactuator for dispensing said deactivator to said bioactive substance module, wherein the deactivator module is coupled to said bioactive substance module, and wherein the electronics module is coupled to said deactivator module.