Transdermal drug delivery device, method of making same and method of using same
US7141034B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0476
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transdermal drug delivery device for forming a micropore in a tissue membrane of an animal comprising a substrate and a porator that is located on or within the substrate. The porator is constructed of a material that is destroyed upon forming the micropore. The transdermal drug delivery device also comprises at least one reservoir and a controller for controlling the formation of said micropore by the porator and destroying the porator after the formation of the micropore.
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