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Electrotransort device comprising blades

US6532386B2 · kind B2 · utility

138Cited by
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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 1999
Grant dateMar 11, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2037/0023
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for transporting a compound through a barrier membrane of a mammal comprising: (a) a vessel having a membrane contacting surface, said surface having a plurality of exposed blades and a channel adjacent to said blades; (b) a reservoir in communication with said channels for storage of said compound; and (c) an electrode in communication with said reservoir, wherein the width of said blades are tapered away from said surface.

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