Medication compliance system and associated methods
CA 2616010 C · Owner: Meka, Vikas V. · Inventors: Stahl, Michael W. Jr.; Euliano, Neil R.; Principe, Jose C.
Overview
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A system for monitoring medication compliance in a patient includes an electronic pill that includes a drug-transporting device and an antenna positioned on a surface of the drug-transporting device. A detector is positionable external a gastrointestinal tract of a patient for detecting a presence of the antenna in the patient gastrointestinal tract.
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- Filed July 20, 2006 and granted November 5, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 20, 2026.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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