Drug delivery device
First Claim
1. Electrical treatment apparatus for use with an associated molecule source, comprising:
- at least one electrode;
a power source for electrifying said at least one electrode; and
a controller, which is programmed to activate the power source to selectively electrify said at least one electrode to apply at least one electric field including a transport effect for transporting a molecule in a desired manner and a non-excitatory control effect for controlling the activity of at least a part of a non-cardiac excitable tissue, said programming selected to achieve a desired provision of said molecule into said at least a part of an excitable tissue or associated vasculature, said desired provision being at least assisted by an interaction between the transport effect and the control effect.
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Abstract
Electrical treatment apparatus (100) for use with an associated molecule source, comprising: at least one electrode (106); a power source (120) for electrifying said at least one electrode; and a controller, which is programmed to activate the power source (120) to selectively electrify said at least one electrode (106) to apply at least one electric field including a transport effect for transporting a molecule in a desired manner and a non-excitatory control effect for controlling the activity of at least a part of a non-cardiac excitable tissue, said programming selected to achieve a desired provision of said molecule into said at least a part of an excitable tissue or associated vasculature, said desired provision being at least assisted by an interaction between the transport effect and the control effect.
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80 Claims
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1. Electrical treatment apparatus for use with an associated molecule source, comprising:
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at least one electrode;
a power source for electrifying said at least one electrode; and
a controller, which is programmed to activate the power source to selectively electrify said at least one electrode to apply at least one electric field including a transport effect for transporting a molecule in a desired manner and a non-excitatory control effect for controlling the activity of at least a part of a non-cardiac excitable tissue, said programming selected to achieve a desired provision of said molecule into said at least a part of an excitable tissue or associated vasculature, said desired provision being at least assisted by an interaction between the transport effect and the control effect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. Electrical treatment apparatus for use with an associated molecule source, comprising:
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at least one electrode;
a sensor for sensing a functional state of a non-cardiac tissue;
a power source for electrifying said at least one electrode; and
a controller, which is programmed to activate the power source to selectively electrify said at least one electrode to apply at least one electric field including a transport effect for transporting a molecule in a desired manner, synchronized to said sensed functional state.
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