TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethical and legal issues of ingestible electronic sensors
AU - Gerke, Sara
AU - Minssen, Timo
AU - Yu, Helen
AU - Cohen, Glenn
PY - 2019/8/15
Y1 - 2019/8/15
N2 - Ingestible electronic sensors are a promising technology for improving health outcomes that may, for example, be useful in monitoring and promoting the taking of medication. However, these sensors also raise ethical and legal challenges that need to be considered by all stakeholders—notably, the creators of such products—at the earliest stages of the development process. Here, we examine selected ethical and legal issues related to ingestible electronic sensors. We first briefly describe sensors that are already available on the US and European markets as well as potential future sensor combinations. We then focus on ethical aspects, discussing patient, provider, and social issues. Finally, we provide a comparative analysis of legal regulation of ingestible electronic sensors in the US and Europe.
AB - Ingestible electronic sensors are a promising technology for improving health outcomes that may, for example, be useful in monitoring and promoting the taking of medication. However, these sensors also raise ethical and legal challenges that need to be considered by all stakeholders—notably, the creators of such products—at the earliest stages of the development process. Here, we examine selected ethical and legal issues related to ingestible electronic sensors. We first briefly describe sensors that are already available on the US and European markets as well as potential future sensor combinations. We then focus on ethical aspects, discussing patient, provider, and social issues. Finally, we provide a comparative analysis of legal regulation of ingestible electronic sensors in the US and Europe.
UR - https://rdcu.be/bOVMp
UR - https://www.forbes.com/sites/fernandezelizabeth/2019/09/03/that-pill-is-watching-youprivacy-and-hackability-of-ingestible-electronic-sensors/#6b1be00e405e
U2 - 10.1038/s41928-019-0290-6
DO - 10.1038/s41928-019-0290-6
M3 - Journal article
VL - 2
SP - 329
EP - 334
JO - Nature Electronics
JF - Nature Electronics
SN - 2520-1131
IS - 8
ER -