Abstract: A patch configured for being applied to a patients skin, said patch comprising a contact area configured for being in direct contact with the patients skin when applied thereto, and a detector configured for detecting contact between the contact area and the patients skin.

Abstract: An ex-vivo communication module configured for communicating with a swallowable in-vivo device. The communication module comprises a receiving unit operating at a first frequency range and configured for receiving signals from the in-vivo device, and a transmitting unit operating at a second frequency range, different from the first frequency range and configured for transmitting signals to the in-vivo device. The transmitting unit is also configured for serving as a secondary receiving unit, receiving signals from the in-vivo device.

Abstract: A swallowable in-vivo device comprising a shell defining a cavity of the in-vivo device, the shell being formed with at least one aperture extending through the shell's wall. The in-vivo device is configured for allowing inlet of fluid into the cavity; The in in-vivo device further comprises and immunoassay system accommodated within the cavity and configured for interacting within the fluid; The in-vivo device also comprises at least one breach mechanism covering the at least one inlet for preventing ingress of fluids into the cavity via the inlet; The at least one breach mechanism comprises a film layer configured for reacting with the fluid and designed to be breached after a predetermined amount of exposure time to the GI fluid, corresponding to a desired location along the GI tract.