EP Patent

EP2512321A1 — Swallowable capsule for monitoring a condition

Assigned to Medimetrics Personalized Drug Delivery BV · Expires 2012-10-24 · 14y expired

What this patent protects

A swallowable capsule (10) is provided with a drug reservoir (18) and at least one sensor (13). The drug reservoir (18) is arranged to hold a pharmaceutical composite. A wall (12) of the drug reservoir (18) comprises at least one opening for allowing fluid from the surroundings o…

USPTO Abstract

A swallowable capsule (10) is provided with a drug reservoir (18) and at least one sensor (13). The drug reservoir (18) is arranged to hold a pharmaceutical composite. A wall (12) of the drug reservoir (18) comprises at least one opening for allowing fluid from the surroundings of the capsule (10) to enter the drug reservoir (18) and for allowing dissolved drug or liberated particles of the pharmaceutical composite to enter the surroundings of the capsule (10). The at least one sensor (13) is provided for monitoring a condition of the surroundings of the capsule (10).

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP2512321A1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
—
Expires
2012-10-24
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Medimetrics Personalized Drug Delivery BV
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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