Skin and muscle-targeted gene therapy by pulsed electrical field
US6697669B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/306
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention describes an in vivo method, using pulsed electric field to deliver therapeutic agents into cells of the skin and muscle for local and systemic treatments. In particular, therapeutic agents include naked or formulated nucleic acid, polypeptides and chemotherapeutic agents.
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