Device and method for drug delivery
US8961458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2209/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A therapeutic treatment device, system and method for improving administration of a temperature sensitive drug into a tissue on the body of a patient at a drug injection site are disclosed. The device includes a treatment element with a controllable heating element in temperature communicative contact with the tissue adjacent to the drug injection site. The controllable heating element is configured to heat the tissue adjacent to the drug injection site to a controllable temperature but does not heat the injected drug above a predetermined limiting temperature, above which degradation of the injected drug may occur.
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