Method and apparatus for delivery of therapeutic agents
US6912417B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/206
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for the reproducible, consistent and efficacious delivery of a therapeutic agent to a patient. The invention comprises means for the controlled administration of the therapeutic agent through an orifice to the patient, a plurality of penetrating electrodes arranged with a predetermined spatial relationship relative to the orifice, and means for generating an electrical signal operatively connected to the electrodes.
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