Drug Device Configured for Wireless Communication
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Abstract
This invention relates to an ingestible drug delivery device configured for wireless communication with other ingestible drug delivery devices.
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87 Claims
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1-62. -62. (canceled)
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63. A method for treatment of withdrawal from narcotics and subsequent prevention of relapse of narcotic use in a patient in need of such treatment, said method comprising:
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(a) selecting a patient in need of treatment of withdrawal from narcotics and subsequent prevention of relapse of narcotic use; (b) providing an ingestible drug delivery device comprising; a sensor for sensing at least one biologic condition within a patient and providing a first signal representative thereof; 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, wherein said bioactive substance is a composition comprising; i) a first therapeutic agent which is a GCR antagonist, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; ii) optionally separated from the first therapeutic agent, at least one or possibly more additional therapeutic agent(s) selected from the group consisting of opioid analgesics and combinations thereof; and iii) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the first and second therapeutic agents are each present in an amount which, in combination, is a therapeutically effective amount for treatment of withdrawal from narcotics and subsequent prevention of relapse of narcotic use in a patient in need of such treatment; and 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 comprising capsule data that comprises data selected from the group consisting of; data related to the patient who ingested said ingestible drug medical device; data related to said bioactive substance; data related to a healthcare provider that enabled said processor; data related to said sensor; data related to the provenance of said ingested drug medical device; and
combinations thereof;a power source coupled to said sensor, said bioactive substance module and said electronics module; (c) administering to said patient at least one ingestible delivery device, wherein upon ingesting said ingestible drug delivery device, listening, by said processor, for at least one wireless signal from any other ingested drug delivery device and if no said at least one wireless signal is received within a predetermined period, said processor declaring itself a master drug delivery device and moving to step (c), and if said at least one wireless signal is received within said predetermined period, said processor wirelessly transmits an identification signal and halts any dispense process and continues to listen for another wireless signal; and (d) analyzing said first signal with said capsule data for controlling said microactuator for dispensing said bioactive substance wherein said step of analyzing comprises; (i) receiving a unique identity for the ingestible drug delivery device, wherein the ingestible drug delivery device comprises the unique identity that is associated with at least one of the manufacturer and the medication; (ii) receiving information from the patient interface device in communication with the ingestible drug delivery device and the patient, wherein at the time the patient takes the ingestible drug delivery device, the patient interface device is operative to detect the unique identity associated with the ingestible drug delivery device and confirm delivery of the medication to the patient, that optionally enables the release of at least one bioactive substance to a patient; (iii) receiving information related to the patient who is permitted to ingest said ingestible drug delivery device comprises the identification of the patient, that optionally enables the release of at least one bioactive substance to a patient; (iv) receiving information from data related to a healthcare provider that enables the release of at least one bioactive substance to a patient; (v) receiving the detected unique identity associated with the ingestible drug delivery device detected via a patient interface device and the confirmation of delivery of the medication to the patient via the ingestible drug delivery device, that optionally enables the release of at least one bioactive substance to a patient; and (e) confirming the origin, type and dosage of said at least one bioactive substance based at least on the unique identity of the ingestible drug delivery device; (f) dispensing said at least one bioactive substance to the patient if said origin, type and dosage were confirmed in step (e) and disabling the dispensing of said at least one bioactive substance to the patient from said ingestible drug delivery device if said origin, type and dosage of said at least one bioactive substance was not confirmed in step (e). - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87-88. -88. (canceled)
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