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. 2021 Nov 8;8(4):e30786. doi: 10.2196/30786

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©Susan L Baumgartner, D Eric Buffkin Jr, Elise Rukavina, Jason Jones, Elizabeth Weiler, Tony C Carnes. Originally published in JMIR Human Factors (https://humanfactors.jmir.org), 08.11.2021.

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ID-Capsule: a digital pill consisting of a pharmaceutical-grade capsule shell with an embedded ingestible sensor. The ID-Capsule has been designed to encapsulate medications that are tracked using the system. The sensor communicates a digital signal shortly after ingestion and capsule dissolution. The sensor is naturally and safely eliminated through the patient’s gastrointestinal tract.