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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2017
Proteus Digital Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Mark Zdeblick, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Andrew Thompson, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Aleksandr Pikelny, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Timothy L. Robertson, Belmont, CA (US);
Hooman Hafezi, Redwood City, CA (US);
PROTEUS DIGITAL HEALTH, INC., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for administering prescription medications including a composition and a receiver. The composition may include an active agent, an identifier, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The active agent may include a controlled pharmaceutical. The identifier may include: a partial power source having a first material and a second material configured to generate a voltage in contact with a conductive fluid within a body of a patient, and a signal generation component configured to use at least a portion of the generated voltage to transmit a signal through the body of the patient. The receiver may be positioned near the body of the patient, wherein the receiver is configured to: receive the signal transmitted through the body of the patient, and automatically report the signal for at least one of identification of the controlled pharmaceutical or tracking physical administration of the controlled pharmaceutical to the body of the patient.