ELECTRONIC MEDICATION COMPLIANCE MONITORING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

A method of monitoring a patient's compliance with a medication program includes transmitting a first signal from an electronic ingestible medication delivery device located within a patient's body, the signal including information about a physiological parameter of the patient. The signal is detected with an electronic reader located outside the patient's body. A second signal is provided to the reader from a different source than the delivery device. The second signal includes information about the same physiological parameter of the patient. Related systems are also described.

主权项

1. A system for monitoring a patient's compliance with a medication delivery program, the system comprising:
an electronic ingestible medication delivery device that, after ingestion by a patient, makes a first measurement of a physiological parameter of the patient and transmits a signal from within the patient's body, the signal including information from the first measurement; and an electronic reader outside the patient's body that reads the signal and makes a second measurement of the same physiological parameter of the patient.