Patent ID: 8951234
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A61B,A61J,A61K,A61M

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a carrier housing having a closed end and an open end, the carrier housing defining an internal volume, wherein the open end further comprises an engagement area on the inner wall of the carrier housing; a cap comprising a top end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end includes an insertion portion configured to couple with the engagement area of the open end of the carrier housing to seal the internal volume thereof, wherein the insertion portion and the engagement area are configured to seal the internal volume of the carrier when the cap and carrier housing are assembled, and release the cap from the carrier housing after the cap and carrier housing are ingested; and at least one device secured to the cap, wherein each device is configured to produce an identifiable current signature for communicating information when the device comes into contact with an electrically conductive fluid as the carrier housing comes into contact with the conductive fluid.