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Drug delivery system and method

US6041252A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateMar 21, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/306
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for delivering a therapeutic agent to a predetermined location in a host is disclosed, wherein a liposome-encapsulated therapeutic agent is administered to the host, and an electrical field which encompasses a predetermined region within the host is established, such that as the liposome-encapsulated agent is exposed to the electrical field the release of the agent from the liposome to the predetermined region is enhanced.

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