Patent ID: 8425492

Claim:
An in vivo device ( 1 ) for an at least temporary placement in a human or animal body ( 17 ), comprising an actuator ( 2 ) and an RFID transponder ( 3 ), which is controlled from the exterior of the body, wherein the RFID transponder ( 3 ) is electronically coupled to the actuator ( 2 ), such that the actuator is actively triggered from the exterior in order to induce a local impact on the adjacent body area for in vivo treatment thereof, and an impermeable protective cover ( 7 ), which covers the RFID transponder ( 3 ) and/or at least part of the actuator ( 2 ), and a capsule ( 9 ), which encloses the actuator ( 2 ) and which envelops the protective cover ( 7 ) and which forms a first depot ( 10 ) for storage of a first substance, wherein the capsule ( 9 ) is adapted to be made permeable by triggering the actuator ( 2 ) such that the first substance is released.