Patent ID: 9183724
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B,A61J,A61M,G06K,G08B,H01Q

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring the ingestion of a medicinal material by an animal, the medicinal material including a RFID tag that ceases to respond when ingested, the method comprising; positioning the animal in proximity to a monitoring device for monitoring a signal from the RFID tag; using the monitoring device, determining the existence of the signal from the RFID tag; after determining the existence of the signal from the RFID tag, providing the medicinal material to the animal for ingestion; using the monitoring device, monitoring the existence of the signal from the RFID tag; and determining whether the animal has ingested the medicinal material in response to the monitoring of the continued-existence or non-existence of the signal.