Q&A: Proteus Promotes Medication Adherence Using Ingestible Sensors

On the heels of FDA clearance for the firm's ingestible sensor technology, Proteus Digital Health Chief Medical Officer George Savage talks to “The Gray Sheet.”

Wireless health holds the promise of better patient monitoring, compliance with treatment regimes and medication adherence. Now the field is taking a step forward thanks to a recent FDA OK that paves the way for a new category of digital pills designed to tell consumers and their caregivers when they’ve skipped a medication dose.

On July 30, Proteus Digital Health announced FDA had granted de novo clearance for the firm’s ingestible sensor technology. The de novo process is reserved for low-risk devices for which...

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