The Industry Standard - January 19 2009, by Sindya Bhanoo
Proteus Biomedicals, a company in California, has developed an intelligent pill that sends digital signals to an external receiver after being swallowed.
The pill still works as an ordinary drug that a patient might take to control a health issue such as heart trouble or a psychiatric disorder.
But it also has digestible sensors that are made of food products and are activated by stomach fluids. Once swallowed, the sensors can send a digital signal through the body to a receiver. The receiver date- and time-stamps, decodes, and records information about the drug and the dosage. It also measures and reports heart rate, activity, and respiratory rate.
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