ORAL DRUG CAPSULE COMPONENT INCORPORATING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

摘要

An improved upper capsule portion ( 62 ) of an oral drug delivery capsule ( 60 ) that includes an upper capsule portion ( 62 ) and a lower cup shaped capsule portion ( 64 ), the lower cup shaped capsule portion ( 64 ) containing a medical formulation ( 66 ), the lower capsule portion ( 64 ) being made of a material that disperses in gastrointestinal fluid, the lower capsule portion ( 64 ) having a mouth, the upper capsule portion ( 62 ) dimensioned to engage with the mouth of the lower capsule portion ( 64 ). The improvement is the positioning of a communication device, such as an RFID tag ( 90 ), on or integrally with the upper capsule portion ( 62 ) so that the communication device can communicate that the oral drug delivery capsule has been ingested. An alternate embodiment with an improved lower capsule portion is also disclosed.