title: Description, specifications, and ASIC configurations of MEMOPATCH, a transdermal pulse generator medical device to promote patient compliance with medication regimens.
abstract: Current methods for improving patients' compliance with their prescribed treatment regimens, especially in those cases where noncompliance is a function of mere forgetfulness, have distinct disadvantages, chief among them their relative obtrusiveness and impact on patient privacy. The MemoPatch concept is a patent-pending electronic reminder system consisting of a dermal patch outfitted with a miniaturized programmable pulse generator (ASIC) that gives patients a perceptible stimulus to the skin. This paper describes the concept, reviews specification, and presents three ASIC-based configurations.
authors.affiliation: TheraSolve, Jozef Cardijnstraat 1, Zwijndrecht, Belgium. wdg@therasolve.com
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: De Geest
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Geest
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Geest
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017010:Reminder Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*