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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Thomas W. Von Alten, Boise, ID (US);
Inventor:
Thomas W. von Alten, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K009/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a swallowable internal drug medical device. The device includes a swallowable capsule. A sensing module is disposed in the capsule. A bioactive substance dispenser is disposed in the capsule. A memory and logic component is disposed in the capsule and in communication with the sensing module and the dispenser.