iPill for Electronic Drug Delivery

Last November we covered Philips‘ application for a patent that described an electronic swallowable capsule that would deliver drugs close to where they would be most effective, or best absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. Now Philips is introducing the iPill, a prototype device that features a pump to release a drug, a radio to communicate with the ex vivo world, an on board computer, and a battery to power it all.
Philips promises to show off the device in Atlanta at the annual meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists this month.
Press release: Philips’ intelligent pill targets drug development and treatment for digestive tract diseases…
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