Method and apparatus for delivery of therapeutic agents
US8108040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/206
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method 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 (30) through an orifice to the patient, a plurality of penetrating electrodes (56) arranged with a predetermined spatial relationship relative to the orifice (14), and means for generating an electrical signal operatively connected to the electrodes.
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